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TRAVEL: Aussies urged to visit Whitsunday gem

‘From the Great Barrier Reef to Whitehaven Beach … Queensland has something to offer everyone’

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06th Feb. 2021 1:02 PM

‘Booming season’: Tourism bright spot in Mackay Whitsundays

As politicians demand extended JobKeeper support for the crippled tourism sector, one area is bucking the trend.

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31st Jan. 2021 5:01 AM

Eungella Chalet manager Tess Ford. Picture: Melanie Whiting

Whitsunday Christmas proved popular for southerners

It was a bumper silly season for the region and plans are under way to keep people coming.

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06th Jan. 2021 1:01 PM

Tourist enjoying the white Beaches, Whitsunday Islands, Queensland, Australia

‘RIPPED OFF’: Tourist’s outrage over fine from full car park

A family has vowed to spend money elsewhere after being slapped with a fine at a Whitsunday marina.

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02nd Jan. 2021 1:01 PM

A family holidaying in the Whitsundays was left with a sour taste in their mouth after receiving a parking fine. Pictured is Taylah, Josie, Jordyn Ray, Stewart, Sam, Matt, Coby and Kath. Picture: Supplied

New business offers easy breezy way to explore Airlie

The days of sweating it out while taking in the hidden gems of the Whitsundays are over.

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22nd Dec. 2020 1:12 PM

Whitsunday Fun opened in Airlie Beach last week and rent out electric trikes and bikes for a unique land-based experience. Picture: Supplied

Border opening gifts hope for bumper Christmas season

The Whitsundays welcomed visitors from southern states for the first time in months this week

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04th Dec. 2020 5:12 AM

Tourism operators and accommodation owners are hopeful it will be a bumper Christmas season with the border open. Pictures: File

‘Music to our ears’: Border news welcome for Whitsundays

There are high hopes the border reopening will provide a Christmas boost for tourism operators.

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24th Nov. 2020 10:11 AM

Tourism Whitsunday CEO Tash Wheeler welcomed news of the border reopening. Picture: Laura Thomas

FINTASTIC FASHION: Hats put region’s water critters on show

The new business was born out of the lockdown with hopes of bringing ocean lovers together.

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23rd Nov. 2020 5:11 AM

Ashleigh Clarke launched a new business Pallion Point in the height of the pandemic. Picture: Laura Thomas

‘If we’re not an option, they’ll simply go somewhere else’

Whitsunday Coast Airport chief says the success of the silly season will hinge on whether the border is completely opened.

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17th Nov. 2020 4:11 PM

Billy, Oliver and Henry Dent and Cooper Monkman spent their 2019 Christmas in the picturesque Whitsundays. The Whitsunday Coast Airport chief says it’s important for the border to reopen before Christmas to allow people to holiday here again. Picture: Jordan Gilliland

New board has sights set on ambitious recovery numbers

Tourism Whitsundays appoints a new chair to lead the region into a post-COVID world.

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29th Oct. 2020 5:10 PM

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