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Now tourists bale out of Queensland
The devastating Queensland floods are starting to take a toll on the state’s tourism industry.
Operators are reporting a rush of cancellations from tourists fearing the rising floods might wreck their holidays.
“It is having an immediate and direct impact on our business community,” said Daniel Gschwind, CEO of Queensland Tourism Industry Council.
In Brisbane, anywhere between 20,000 and 30,000 people are predicted to be affected by flooding as the city’s river reaches its peak.
In a flood update on its website Tourism Queensland is advising tourists that flooding has caused limited access to a wide area of the state but the Gold Coast, Whitsundays, Mackay, Townsville and Tropical North Queensland “are currently accessible and most tourism operations in these regions are open for business”.
This includes beaches, island resorts, accommodation providers, tours and attractions, said Tourism Queensland.
Most tourism operations on the Sunshine Coast and Fraser Coast are currently open although localised flooding has affected road access in some areas.
Gschwind said the concerns from overseas tourists appeared amplified by the distance they had to travel.
“The further away you are from an incident the more dramatic it tends to look,” he said.
The death toll in the floods across Queensland has reach 14 with many still missing.
by Ian Jarrett
Ian Jarrett
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