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Local tourism industry fears the slow road to recovery
Posted on May 13th, 2020
Whilst the staggered easing of restrictions announced by State Government earlier this week was initially received as a welcome step in the right direction for many, not everyone has found cause for celebration. As tourism and private sector operators nervously… Read more »
Fun Over Fifty – Southern Great Barrier Reef Tour launched
Posted on May 12th, 2020
Are you fabulously over fifty and ready to take the trip of a lifetime to experience the Southern Great Barrier Reef? Fun Over Fifty has launched the first of 13 new tours for 2021, starting with a 9-day tour which… Read more »
Coast tourism operators refuse to sit idle during COVID-19 confinement
Posted on May 12th, 2020
Whilst the global pandemic has had a huge impact on our local tourism industry, some Capricorn Coast business operators are choosing to embrace the positive side of slower living, and pushing their ‘backburner’ jobs to the front on the cue… Read more »
Launch of new multi-media campaign inspires locals to book now and holiday soon!
Posted on May 12th, 2020
“There is no question that when a tourist comes and visits a destination, those dollars get spread right through the economy.’ – Grant Cassidy, Empire Apartment Hotel We have proved in the past that strong roots weather the toughest storms,… Read more »
Capricorn Enterprise continues to lobby for accommodation and tourism sector
Posted on April 29th, 2020
Last week, Capricorn Enterprise CEO, Mary Carroll, on behalf of our regional tourism industry, called on State Government to ease restrictions for our region, after no new cases of COVID-19 were recorded. Whilst the tourism community was relieved to hear… Read more »
FREE National Tourism Data-Base for 24 months
Posted on April 28th, 2020
Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ) and Capricorn Enterprise as part of the Regional Tourism Organisation Network have worked closely together to provide support to our tourism industry by offering a 24 month Fee Waiver for accommodation, café/restaurant, tour/transport/attraction listings on… Read more »
Airline uncertainty raises alarm for local business community
Posted on April 21st, 2020
Following initial concerns raised by Capricorn Enterprise on 7th April 2020, the first Regional Tourism Organisation in Queensland to make a public statement about the looming airline crisis, a series of events has escalated. As COVID-19 continues to lay waste… Read more »
Backyard holiday a success
Posted on April 21st, 2020
It was high-fives and excitement all round for the first winners of our Holiday at Home Family Competition, which reached over 9,000 locals on Facebook in the first week and welcomed more than 45 fabulous entries. Yeppoon mother of three,… Read more »
Billboard upgraded to keep travel adventures alive
Posted on April 21st, 2020
Capricorn Enterprise recently commissioned Signature Signs to upgrade the Yeppoon Road billboard, ready and raring to welcome visitors and locals alike to our always beautiful Capricorn Coast and Southern Great Barrier Reef. We hope that during the COVID-19 crisis, the… Read more »
Local accommodation and tour operators’ urgent appeal for community support
Posted on April 20th, 2020
Pay now, stay later… It’s a phrase currently sprinkled throughout modern-day business marketing, but with Coronavirus placing our region’s vital small business sector under immense strain, the urgency of this call-to-action has now turned to a desperate and necessary measure…. Read more »
