Qld subsidises Cairns flights in $5m pitch to lure back tourists
Images of Tropical Cyclone Jasper’s devastating impact on Far North Queensland may have driven away tourists during peak season. But Premier Steven Miles insists the region is “open for business”, making a $5 million pitch to lure visitors back.
More than $270 million worth of visitor bookings were cancelled in the far north over the usually popular Christmas period, after footage of the cyclone’s impact emerged last month.
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