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Email notifications have dropped into the inboxes of 15,000 Queensland winners (including 2000 locals) of ‘Cairns Holiday Dollars’ vouchers to pay half the cost of holiday experiences in the Far North up to $200.

Entries have now closed for the Palaszczuk Government’s $3 million ‘Cairns Holiday Dollars’ program.

In a joint initiative of the Queensland State Government and Tourism Tropical North Queensland, a campaign offering $200 travel vouchers to Queenslanders was announced today.

Qantas begins the new year today with optimism for the prospects of vaccination and pre-flight COVID-19 testing to help to re-invigorate international travel. The airline has now re-opened bookings across its entire overseas network from July 1, 2021. As vaccines start rolling out in earnest, with UK health authorities commencing vaccination with Oxford-AstraZeneca today, many aspirational travellers are feeling a new sense of hope about travel in 2021. So, today I consider what will international travel look like in 2021?

Douglas Shire maintains its award winning status as one of the world’s Sustainable Top 100 Destinations in 2020. The Sustainable Top 100 Destinations list has just been unveiled, with the Douglas Shire returning to be honoured with the prestigious recognition.Townsville and Lord Howe Island join the Douglas Shire as other Australian destinations to be included in the Top 100 list.

In a year of unprecedented uncertainty, Cairns Regional Council (CRC) have stepped up to the plate and committed to a five-year, multi-million-dollar funding agreement with Tourism Tropical North Queensland (TTNQ).