GREY NOMAD NUMBERS FALLING IN QLD AS SEASONED TRAVELLERS HEAD OVERSEAS

June 18, 2024 Public Service Announcement.

The slow start on outback roads this season followed a drop in caravanning across the state in 2023.

Tourism Research Australia (TRA) data showed in the last quarter of 2023, there were 200,000 fewer camping and caravanning trips in Queensland compared to the previous year.

“Grey nomads, instead of going caravanning or camping, are actually going overseas,” Caravan Parks Association of Queensland chief executive Michelle Weston said.

• In short: Caravan numbers are down across Queensland this season, according to tourism operators in the state’s west.
• The number of grey nomads heading on overseas holidays has increased to nearly pre-pandemic levels.
• What’s next? Outback Queensland tourism operators hope for stronger visitor numbers during the winter school holidays.

For More Info Go To – https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-14/grey-nomad-numbers-falling-outback-queensland-overseas-travel/103831534

Thanks To – abc.net.au/news