Gold Coast hotel Voco used to quarantine international arrivals
A Surfers Paradise hotel will be used to quarantine international arrivals under the Federal Government’s tough new coronavirus travel restrictions.
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ONE Gold Coast hotel – Voco at Surfers Paradise – will be used to accommodate international arrivals during their 14-day enforced hotel quarantine period now required by Federal Government.
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The hotel will be used despite the city’s last international flight on Tuesday, March 24.
Voco owner InterContinental Hotels Group would not comment yesterday.
Queensland Health could not say what safety measures would be implemented as part of the quarantine and what this meant for other guests at participating hotels.
“Queensland Health is working with a number of hotel providers across Queensland to put into effect the Prime Minister’s announcement,” a spokeswoman said.
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