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Outrigger Little Hastings Street Resort and Spa
(
outriggeraustralia.com) in Noosa features deluxe apartments, a day spa, and one of the region’s largest conference facilities. Nestled beside the national park and within strolling distance of Noosa’s cosmopolitan Hastings Street, guests also have exclusive use of an infi nity pool set with sweeping views over Laguna Bay Wyndham Worldwide (
trypbrisbane.com) has made its mark on Brisbane with the opening of its fi rst TRYP-branded hotel in the South Pacifi c. As a salute to the site’s past as an underground street art haven in Fortitude Valley, the hotel has dedicated each storey to an artist. The hotel will also be home to UP, Brisbane’s newest rooftop bar and Chur, a lobby-level restaurant. Whitsundays’ newest luxury accommodation, One Oceanview (
oneoceanview.com.au), has opened in Airlie Beach. A private residence offering luxury accommodation, the hotel features open-plan living and dining areas spread over two levels. The property also features an infi nity pool, al-
fresco dining areas and a big screen cinema. Operators: Spicers (
scenicrimtrail.com) has launched a new private guided four-day walk in the Scenic Rim region of South East Queensland: a collection of mountains, escarpments, forests and ancient volcanic plateaus set in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range and surrounded by World Heritage-listed national parks. Walkers stay overnight in luxury tented accommodation at Spicers Canopy and Spicers Peak Lodge. Alternatively, the Sunshine Coast Hinterland Great Walk (
nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/great-walks- sunshine-coast), 90 miles north of Brisbane, is a 58-kilometre, four-day walk through the eucalypt forests and picturesque waterfalls of the Blackall Range. Maryborough’s portside precinct (visitmaryborough.
com.au) is featuring a guided lamplight tour, reliving bawdy colonial days and spinning tales of sailors, smugglers, brothels and opium dens from a time when the pioneering Queensland town was one of Australia’s busiest ports.
Transport: A new light rail system (
goldlinq.com. au) has opened on the Gold Coast, with 14 trains carrying passengers along the coast to the fast- growing shopping, dining, and beach centres of Southport, Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach. Heli Taxis North Queensland (hinchinbrookheli.
com.au) has opened up a new base at Whitsunday Airport in Airlie Beach to offer helicopter taxi services between the Whitsunday Islands and Whitsunday Coast Airport (Proserpine) as well as tours to Whitehaven Beach and scenic fl ights over the Whitsunday Islands and the Great Barrier Reef.
Tourism talk
“Although Queensland is famous for its Great Barrier Reef and beaches there is lots to discover away from the coast. For
example, the Sunshine Coast’s hinterland is home to boutique lodges set amongst sub-tropical rainforest and the Glasshouse Mountains feature quaint villages and great foodie options.
“We are working with trade partners to develop self-drive itineraries taking in the coast and
beyond. Our wildlife and nature are also key drivers and so there are plenty of reasons to head inland – whether taking an
indigenous guided walk through the Daintree Rainforest or trying to spot the elusive Cassowary, platypus,
crocs or roos. There are plenty of
Main photo: ‘Going indigenous’ on a guided walk through Mossman Gorge World Heritage Site; Above: “Don’t mess with me” at Hartley’s Crocodile Park near Port Douglas in North Tropical Queensland
exciting products in Queensland’s outback.” Jane Nicholson, International Director for UK, Ireland and Nordic, Tourism Queensland
sellingtravel.co.uk
“The Glasshouse Mountains feature quaint villages and great foodie options, making the region ideal for self-drive. Nature and wildlife also offer plenty of reasons to head inland”
JANE NICHOLSON, TOURISM AND EVENTS QUEENSLAND, DIRECTOR FOR UK, IRLAND AND NORDIC
Where to book it GOLD MEDAL – 0800 014 7777
A 10-day Brisbane round-trip self-drive from £1,369pp includes three nights at Glasshouse Mountains Eco Lodge, three nights at Narrows Escape Rainforest Retreat, two nights at Australia Noosa Lakes Resort and one night at Hotel Grand Chancellor, Brisbane, including fl ights with
Malaysia Airlines.
goldmedal.co.uk AUSTRAVEL – 0800 988 4834 A nine-day trip taking in Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast is from £1,295pp. It includes three nights at the Mercure Hotel in Brisbane, two nights at the four-star Outrigger Little Hastings Street in Noosa and three nights at the four-star Kingfi sher Bay Resort on Fraser Island, with car
hire and return fl ights from Heathrow.
austravel.com TRAVEL 2 – 0800 0224 182 A package is £1,719pp with all fl ights, six days car hire, speedboat transfers from Hamilton Island to Daydream Island, three nights in Brisbane, three nights at O’Reillys Rainforest Retreat and fi ve nights at Daydream Island Resort.
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