Agnes Water ranks in the top five locations in Queensland being booked for December
“People are travelling much closer to home than ever before with all states picking hyper local destinations for their getaways.”
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New data from an Australian holiday home website has ranked a Central Queensland tourist hotspot as one of the most popular in Queensland being booked for December.
Agnes Water has come in at number four in the top five holiday destinations being booked on Stayz.com.au.
The data found despite winter school holidays being put on hold for many travellers across the country, Aussie families had instead turned to planning and booking their Christmas and summer holidays, months ahead of previous year booking trends.
Stayz travel expert Simone Scoppa said while they had cancellations due to lockdowns in Greater Sydney and shutting of borders in other parts of the country, demand for holiday homes remained high when looking ahead to future holiday periods.
“What we are seeing is a change to how Aussies are booking with people securing their holiday homes more than six months in advance – twice as long as we’d traditionally experience for the Christmas and Summer holiday high season,” Ms Scoppa said.
“They’re also travelling much closer to home than ever before with all states picking hyper local destinations for their getaways.
“For the first time, we’re seeing Australia’s major cities rank among the top 10 destinations in some states, suggesting people are enjoying staycations, preferencing private homes over hotels or planning ahead to visit family and friends in other states that are based in metro areas.”
Ms Scoppa said beach getaways were still top of the list for where Aussie travellers were booking for December to kick off their summer holidays.
“We suspect planning and booking a quintessential Aussie beach Christmas is giving Aussies something to look forward to after what is proving another challenging year,” she said.
The following Stayz data accounts for where travellers are booking for the month of December 2021:
Rainbow Beach
The Gold Coast
Redlands
Agnes Waters
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