"We're going to pick up a lot more people over the next couple of weeks who are making a last-minute decision," Mr Stoeckel said."It is not that people won't travel, but they might make some savings in the way they are travelling so perhaps looking for cheaper accommodation or not eating out as much."There is a different type of headache for operators in the state's tropical Far North.
Interest in staying at the park is not only limited to the peak tourism season, which typically falls over winter, Mr Boswell says. While a resurgence in holidaying at home has resulted in domestic travel returning to pre-pandemic levels, the challenge for the tourism industry is twofold. More than 240,000 passengers will pass through the Gold Coast airport in the next two weeks, which is down from a record of 272,000 in 2019.More than 240,000 passengers will pass through the Gold Coast airport in the next two weeks.
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With occupancy at 55% for holiday lettings, could some be better as longer tenancies?
The issue is the number of apartments and hotel rooms hasn't changed but airline capacity has and tickets are a major chunk of a holiday budget. Combine that with interest rate shock and people are playing the conservative game