Travel sustainably in far north Queensland
A new sustainable travel hub will help visitors to Queensland’s tropical north to have holiday experiences with greater purpose.
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Travellers can easily find interactive conservation projects, immersive cultural experiences and eco-certified operators with the launch of the Tropical North Queensland Sustainable Travel Hub.
Tourism Tropical North Queensland (TTNQ) CEO Mark Olsen said the dedicated hub on the Tropical North Queensland destination website would enable people to travel with greater purpose in the only destination where two World Heritage areas meet.
“The Tropical North Queensland Sustainable Travel Hub will help travellers to understand the value our region places on the environment and our community through various resources including blogs and a destination video that highlights our promise for greater good,” Mr Olsen said.
“Consumers are increasingly concerned about the impact of climate change which has resulted in people travelling more thoughtfully and with more intent.
“There is also growing consumer interest for tourism to be more than sustainable – it should be restorative, reconciliatory and ultimately regenerative.”
Mr Olsen said sustainability had been a way of life for Tropical North Queensland’s tourism operators who deliver the most eco-certified experiences in Australia and hade achieved a number of milestones including the Douglas Shire becoming the world’s first Eco Certified Destination.
“Many of our operators are well advanced on this journey,” he said.
“Skyrail Rainforest Cableway, for example, was the first tourism operator in the world to achieve EarthCheck Master Certification and is one of less than 10 EarthCheck Masters on the planet.
“Others such as Experience Co’s Reef Unlimited and GBR Biology have pioneered the addition of Indigenous culture into a Great Barrier Reef experience by working with local Traditional Owners to include their knowledge in cultural presentations and reef stewardship activities.”
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