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Our diverse destination wows TEQ Executives!

This week, Capricorn Enterprise was thrilled to host recently appointed Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ) Group Executive of Marketing Kim McConnie and Claire Sim, Trade Engagement & Distribution Director to our beautiful Capricorn Coast Southern Great Barrier Reef destination.  Our… Read more »

Submit a summer deal

Tourism and Events Queensland has already launched marketing activities to assure visitors the majority of Queensland is safe to visit. Travellers around the country will be encouraged to visit Queensland.com to grab a great Queensland summer deal – so tourism… Read more »

Southern Great Barrier Reef promoted in UK and Europe!

For 5 days and nights across 6 events this week (3-8 Dec), Eloise Chaffers is representing the Southern Great Barrier Reef destination at “Queensland is Calling”, Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ) roadshow to UK and Europe.  A huge delegation of… Read more »

Key international Aussie Specialists visit the Southern Great Barrier Reef!

Over the weekend, ten (10) key international travel agents from the UK, France and Italy visited our destination as part of their Southern Great Barrier Reef five day adventure, with a host from both Tourism Australia and Tourism and Events… Read more »

Tourism and Events Queensland to launch new campaign – Queensland is Calling

TEQ will launch a major campaign next week. Having run the ‘Queensland is Calling’ campaign in the first half of the year, this next phase of the campaign will run across channels such as radio, digital, out of home, press… Read more »

Five-point Blueprint for visitor economy

The Queensland Government has delivered increased funding of $125 million-a-year for Tourism and Events Queensland, locked in over the next four years. TEQ’s increased $125 million-a-year in State Government funding supports the launch of TEQ’s Five-point Plan and Blueprint for… Read more »

Capricorn Food and Wine Festival and Fitzroy Barra Bash funding success

The latest round of the Queensland Destination Events Program (QDEP) has been announced, and two local events (Capricorn Food and Wine Festival $15,000 and Fitzroy River Barra Bash $15,000) are among the 31 successful in obtaining funding. QDEP seeks to… Read more »

New Tourism and Events Queensland CEO, Patricia O’Callaghan visits destination

Capricorn Enterprise CEO, Mary Carroll hosted a whirlwind visit by new Tourism and Events Queensland CEO, Patricia O’Callaghan this week. Only in her eighth week in the role, Trish has managed to visit eight out of the 13 regions in… Read more »

Southern Great Barrier Reef heads to New Zealand

This week, on behalf of the whole of the Southern Great Barrier Reef destination (Capricorn, Gladstone & Bundaberg), SGBR Leader Eloise Chaffers is attending Tourism and Events Queensland’s New Zealand Trade Show, “Queensland is calling”. During 85 appointments in Auckland… Read more »

Seize the Days – Retail week

Tourism and Events Queensland has announced the next phase of Seize the Days, their major destination marketing campaign designed to encourage travellers to book a Queensland holiday before the end of the year. Launching on Sunday 9 October, the next… Read more »