QLD Tourism night of nights nixed due to COVID-19
QTIC: ‘Like so many other aspects of our industry, ‘normal’ no longer applies this year’
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FOR the first time in 35 years the Queensland Tourism Awards night won’t go ahead — the gala event cancelled because of COVID-19.
Queensland Tourism Industry Council chief executive Daniel Gschwind said it was a “huge disappointment”.
“Like so many other aspects of our industry, ‘normal’ no longer applies this year,” Mr Gschwind said.
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Mr Gschwind said an alternative event was being considered.
“Our operators deserve recognition for keeping businesses, jobs and the tourism industry in Queensland alive,” he said.
“The tourism industry like many others, is going through an extremely difficult time and the core focus needs to be on recovery.
“Our industry has faced many challenges and we have always come through strongly.
“This time we need to muster all the resilience and business skills we have accumulated in the thousands of tourism operations all around this great state.
“Our recovery is vital to regional communities in every part of Queensland”.
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