Tourism Tropical North Queensland (TTNQ) and Wet Tropics Management Authority presented certificates to the first Chinese-speaking guides for completing the Wet Tropics World Heritage Guides program. The guides are encouraging their colleagues to take advantage of the free professional development to help visitors better appreciate one of the world’s oldest rainforests. TTNQ chief executive officer […]
Queensland has claimed two of the three titles on offer at the 2026 Australia’s Top Tourism Town Awards, with Stanthorpe named the nation’s top tourism town and Airlie Beach crowned top small tourism town. Stanthorpe took Gold in the category for towns with a population above 5,000, while Airlie Beach won Gold in the small […]
Australians took a record 17.3 million domestic caravan and camping trips in 2025, up 14 per cent year‑on‑year, spending $12.6 billion, according to new Tourism Research Australia data. NSW was the leading destination, attracting 5.5 million domestic caravan and camping visitors who spent 18.2 million nights in the state. The data is also challenging the […]
Confidence remains strong in Tropical North Queensland with more than $295 million worth of tourism investment underway and record international visitor spend on the back of four years of additional destination marketing funding. Tourism Tropical North Queensland (TTNQ) chief executive Mark Olsen and chair John O’Sullivan revealed the results in the 2025–26 TTNQ Annual Report. […]