'Got that vibe again': Travellers seek out the Sunshine State for Easter holidays as operators rejoice

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Holidays in Queensland are back in full swing – with operators around the state saying a bumper Easter long weekend is just the beginning of an even sweeter season ahead.

Another 58,000 passengers flew in and out of Brisbane's domestic airport on Sunday, with another 52,000 expected to pass through on Monday.

Pre-COVID, New Zealand was Queensland's second-biggest international market, with 1.5 million passengers on trans-Tasman routes travelling through the state's capital annually.Gold Coast holiday apartment manager Marion Simon said Easter had been "amazing — except ours wasn't filled with chocolates, ours was filled with guests".

Ms Simon said the long weekend at Broadbeach's Boulevard North Holiday Apartments was the busiest since 2019. Destination Gold Coast's Rachel Hancock said the city had 85 per cent occupancy between Good Friday and Easter Monday. Tourism Noosa's Sue Willis said operators in the region were rejoicing as they experienced their busiest Easter since before the pandemic began.

 

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pity for the flood victims that are being moved on so tourists can live in their temp accommodation must be quite the experience being a tourist in towns where majority of people are still homeless eating from soup kitchens like touring the third world :P

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