The Sydney Morning Herald logo
The Sydney Morning Herald logo

Tourism and Events Queensland

Advertisement
Run amok in the Heeler home at Bluey’s World.

Bluey’s World pulls in half a million visitors

Brisbane can expect 19 more months of duck cake and keepy-uppy as the attraction announces an extension to 2028.

  • Nick Dent

Latest

The Avani Mooloolaba Beach is the first new full-service hotel to hit the Sunshine Coast in 40 years.

‘Outbid every day of the week’: Why hotels are losing the war for city land

Brisbane faces a huge shortfall of hotel rooms for the 2032 Olympics. One developer has a business model that works, but he can’t get the land.

  • Marissa Calligeros
Charleville Bush Caravan Park operator 66-year-old Matthew Bom sits near his site’s empty fire pit area. Each night, he would usually be surrounded by travellers sharing their stories, but not this year.

‘The roads are dead’: PM’s fuel warning doomed outback tourism

“You know what we’ve got?” asks Mount Isa caravan park owner Kylie Rixon. “Heaps of fuel.”

  • Dominique Tassell and Marissa Calligeros
View of the Story Bridge from Howard Smith Wharves in Brisbane.

Japan leads the charge as Brisbane hits the tourism jackpot

Brisbane has welcomed more Japanese tourists than ever before, while foreign visitors as a whole splashed a record sum in the past 12 months.

  • Dominique Tassell
The New Farm Park River Hub is among the spots that could host more hospitality and tourism businesses.

Council clears way for more tour boats, water taxis on river

The lord mayor says plans to open council pontoons and jetties to more tourism and hospitality “will create more to see and do”.

  • William Davis and Felicity Caldwell
Riverfire spectators experienced a ‘dangerous’ crowd crush at the Cultural Centre busway station as they tried to make their way home on Saturday night.

‘Worst and scariest experience’: Riverfire spectators complain of crowd crushes, huge transport delays

Some would-be revellers abandoned their efforts to get into the city altogether as they could not get on already-full buses and trains.

  • Marissa Calligeros
Advertisement
Brisbane is continuing to grow as a popular destination for international tourists.

Brisbane on top as American, Asian tourists flock to city

New data shows Brisbane draws four in every 10 visitors to the state, and has set records for visitation from the USA, Indonesia and India.

  • Courtney Kruk
Eli Creek on K’gari is a victim of its own popularity.

Just how eco-friendly is Queensland’s ecotourism plan?

Encouraging more low-impact, nature-based tourism is an excellent proposition. But there’s an oxymoron at the heart of the latest plan.

  • Courtney Kruk
Mount Coot-tha master plan render.

Mount Coot-tha to get a major makeover under ambitious tourism push

A renovated lookout, light shows, glamping and an expanded dome are among the proposals to be considered ahead of the 2032 Games.

  • William Davis
Queensland’s tourism minister wants Brisbane to become the events capital of Australia over the next 20 years.

‘35,000 screaming tourists’: Brisbane’s role in new tourism strategy

Days after announcing a 20-year plan to grow the state’s tourism industry, the government has narrowed its focus on the River City.

  • Courtney Kruk