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State Govt's $4 million makes it 'too easy' to have a Queensland holiday
31 Jul 2008
The Queensland Government will start aggressively marketing the Sunshine Coast and Queensland tourism as part of a new $1million campaign launched by Acting Tourism Minister Margaret Keech today.
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Sunshine Coast set to benefit from stage one of tourism rescue package
17 Jul 2008
Wooing airlines and two major marketing campaigns are the centrepiece of phase one of the State Government’s $4 million tourism rescue plan, Tourism Minister Desley Boyle announced today.
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Minister cancels overseas mission to support state tourism industry
10 Jun 2008
Tourism Minister Desley Boyle has cancelled an overseas trade mission this week to work with key Queensland tourism regions in the wake of recent airlines cuts.
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State Government to tackle domestic airline cuts head on
29 May 2008
The QANTAS Group's decision to cut airline services into some of Queensland's key tourism regions is a blow for a tourism industry already doing it tough, Tourism Minister Desley Boyle said today.
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It's no autobahn, but Germans still love The Great Sunshine Way
28 May 2008
Articles about Queensland's drive holidays have featured in some of Germany's most popular motoring magazines as part of a Tourism Queensland's strategy to promote the state as the ultimate destination for self drive holidays.
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New wine and food map to entice locals - Sunshine Coast region
8 May 2008
Local wine and food lovers may not even be aware of the delights in their own backyard according to Minister for Tourism, Regional Development and Industry Desley Boyle.
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New air seat capacity figures sky high for the Sunshine Coast
18 Apr 2008
Australia’s thriving low-cost carriers provided around half of the 12,213 air seats into the Sunshine Coast during the first week of April, Minister for Tourism Desley Boyle said today.
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Domestic visitors spend $1.7 billion on the Sunshine Coast
14 Mar 2008
Domestic overnight visitors injected $1.7 billion into the Sunshine Coast’s economy last year, 18 percent more than in 2006 according to new figures released today.
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Sun shines on international tourism on Sunshine Coast
7 Mar 2008
The Sunshine Coast’s international tourism industry is bigger and better than ever, the latest figures for the year to December 2007 show.
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Tourism Noosa shines at national tourism awards
29 Feb 2008
Tourism Noosa has been honoured at the prestigious 2007 Qantas Australian Tourism Awards, Tourism Minister Desley Boyle said this evening at the National Convention Centre in Canberra.
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Sunshine Coast flying high on domestic airline seat increase
28 Feb 2008
Domestic airline capacity to the Sunshine Coast has soared in the past 12 months with an extra 1000 seats a week now coming into the region, Tourism and Regional Development Minister Desley Boyle announced.
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Brisbanites and business visitors boost Sunshine Coast coffers
14 Dec 2007
The Sunshine Coast is proving irresistible to Brisbane holidaymakers and Australian business tourists, Tourism Minister Desley Boyle announced today.
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International tourism now worth $219 million to Sunny Coast
7 Dec 2007
The Sunshine Coast was so hot it sizzled over the past year with overseas tourists spending an additional $31 million in the region, the latest International Visitor Survey (IVS) results show.
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State Government supports Sunshine Coast tourism with funding grant
15 Nov 2007
The Sunshine Coast will receive a special funding grant of $79,200 to deliver two key local tourism development initiatives, Tourism Minister Desley Boyle announced today.
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Four Sunshine Coast operators win Queensland Tourism Awards
10 Nov 2007
Four Sunshine Coast tourism operators won their categories at the prestigious Queensland Tourism Awards 2007 held in Townsville this evening, Tourism Minister Desley Boyle announced.
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Australia Zoo and Gold Coast theme park visionary honoured
10 Nov 2007
Australia Zoo and Warner Village Theme Parks CEO John Menzies were honoured at the prestigious Queensland Tourism Awards 2007 presented by Queensland Airports Limited in Townsville this evening, Tourism Minister Desley Boyle said.
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Sunshine Coast operators chase State tourism honours
31 Oct 2007
A kite festival, jazz cruise, cooking school and one of the world's most famous zoos are competing along with a diverse group of Sunshine Coast operators for Queensland's top tourism honours.
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Travel News
What's new on the beautiful Sunshine Coast
6 Jun 2008
An eco-friendly B&B overlooking the Glasshouse Mountains and a jet ski tour of the calm water Pumicestone Passage are just two of the newest ways to stay and play on Queensland's idyllic Sunshine Coast.
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On a high in South East Queensland Country
9 Nov 2007
The patchwork of paddocks stretched across the landscape to the sea and the cities and I hung suspended like a bat from the harness in the Winjeel vintage plane as she went through her paces.
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Take the road to adventure in a motorhome
8 Nov 2007
The road to adventure stretched promisingly before us as the children strapped themselves safely into the back seats of the motorhome and grabbed the playstation controls with eager hands.
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