âNot a nightclub on the beachâ: Push for Qld âbeach barsâ to entice tourists
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Queenslandâs tourism industry suffered a $12 billion blow in 2020 as domestic and international border closures shut out millions of visitors.
But transforming the stateâs beaches into a European-style tourist mecca, like Santorini in Greece or Positano in Italy, has been suggested to entice travellers to return.
An aerial photograph of tourists playing and sunbathing on a sandy beach in Positano, Italy.
Credit:Traveller
A discussion paper from the stateâs Tourism and Industry Reference Panel can reveal 11.3 million fewer visitors travelled to and within Queensland in 2020, representing a loss of $12.3 billion in overnight visitor spending, which sunk to its lowest level in a decade.
Returning for an exciting fourth season and inspired by the premium offerings of Mykonos, Nice, Capri and other exotic European destinations, The Moseley Beach Club, the first ever European-style beach …