Industry Advisories
TROPICAL NORTH QUEENSLAND MOVES FORWARD AFTER QANTAS GROUP'S ANNOUNCEMENT
As the Qantas Group's announcement to cancel flights from Japan to Cairns has settled into our vernacular, TTNQ has lead the charge to move forward with solution forums, government lobbying and on-going meetings to ensure Tropical North Queensland maintains its global presence as an important and viable destination.
See below for more information and latest developments.
FROM THE CEO
- From the CEO's Desk - 16th June 2008
- Member Alert - 10th June 2008
AVIATION
- TTNQ's Response to the Aviation Green Paper - 29 January 2009
- National Aviation Policy Statement Submission - 27 June 2008
- Aviation Green Paper - 4th December 2008
TTNQ MEDIA RELEASES
- 5th June 2008 - TTNQ REACTS TO QANTAS AND JETSTAR CANCELLATIONS
TTNQ received word from the Qantas Group earlier today that Jetstar will cancel its Cairns-Osaka-Nagoya service in December 08 and will replace Qantas on one of the double daily services from Tokyo (Narita) to Cairns. The second Qantas service will also be cancelled. Read more > - 16 June 2008 -- AIR NEW ZEALAND INCREASES FLIGHTS TO CAIRNS Air New Zealand has reaffirmed its commitment to trans-Tasman services from Auckland to Cairns by announcing an increase in its services from three to four a week from November 2008. Read more >
OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
- 11th June 2008 - FEDERAL FUNDING FOR QUEENSLAND TOURISM SOLUTION
The Minister for Tourism, the Hon Martin Ferguson AM MP, has announced $4 million in Federal Government funding for projects to assist the Queensland tourism industry following Qantas’s decision to reduce airline capacity to the state. Read more > - 12th June 2008 - PRIME MINISTER RUDD COMMENTS ON QANTAS GROUP’S DECISION TO CUT FLIGHTS FROM JAPAN TO CAIRNS
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd held a press conference in Japan today after his meetings with Japan’s Prime Minister Fukuda. These meetings were held to discuss how to further enhance the Australia-Japan relationship in the future. Read more > - NATIONAL AVIATION POLICY STATEMENT SUBMISSION TO MINISTER
SEEN IN THE MEDIA
- 8th June 2008 - NORTH 'ABANDONED' BY STATE'S LEADERS, BUSINESSES SAY - The Courier Mail
THE State Government has been accused of abandoning regional Queensland and being out of touch with problems outside the southeast. Read More > - 10th June 2008 - CANBERRA 'OUT OF TOUCH' ON NORTH - The Courier Mail
THE Rudd Government has been accused of being "out of touch" as the north's tourism industry faces losses of up to $120 million and 1200 jobs as a
result of Qantas flight cuts. Read more > - 13th June 2008 - `SAYONARA' TO NORTH RILES TOURISM CHIEFS - The Courier Mail
JAPANESE are being urged to say "sayonara" to Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef. Read more > - 13th June 2008 - JAPAN WIPES QUEENSLAND OFF THE MAP - news.com.au
Tourism Tropical North Queensland's Rob Giason said forward bookings were “very strong” up to September. “It is not as if Cairns ceases to exist after December (when Qantas axes inbound flights),” he said. Read more > - 13th June 2008 - TIGER VOWS TO RESCUE CAIRNS - news.com.au
Tourism Tropical North Queensland CEO Rob Giason also welcomed the news and said Tiger Airways was more flexible in its cost structures than Qantas so would have a greater chance of making the route profitable. Read more > - 14th June 2008 - 2.2M VISITORS A YEAR - The Cairns Post
CAIRNS tourism leaders will push for direct daily flights to and from the Gold Coast as part of a multi-pronged bid to protect the city's
main source of income. Read more > - 16th June 2008 - FARES TO RIST SO MP SAYS HOLIDAY HERE - Gold Coast Bulletin
AUSTRALIA'S major airlines could lift air fares by as much as 10 per cent over the next quarter and charge extra for luggage as rising
fuel costs send them to the brink. Read more > - 18th June 2008 - AD LURES TO HOOK ASIANS - Gold Coast Bulletin
TOURISM Queensland will tempt Asian airline carriers in China, Singapore and South Korea with the promise of a multimillion- dollar advertising campaign as it tries to plug the hole created by Jetstar's axing of flights between Japan and Cairns. Read more > - 18th June 2008 - FOCUS ON BIGGER PICTURE - The Cairns Post
SOMETIMES it takes a crisis to bring other opportunities into focus. Read more > - 18th June 2008 - BUYER IN WINGS - The Cairns Post
TREASURER Andrew Fraser has revealed the State Government received an unsolicited approach to buy Cairns airport before it decided to put it on the market. Read more > - 18th June 2008 - RIVALS CALL FOR END TO QANTAS DOMINANCE
MAJOR international airlines want the Federal Government to break Qantas's dominance of the nation's peak tourism conference. Read more > - 19th June 2008 - WHERE THE HELL ARE THEY? - Business Review Weekly
Flocks of Asian tourists with cameras flashing and wallets open may be an image of the past for Queensland, with bad weather, a lack of industry direction and the withdrawal of local and international flights hurting the state's $18 billion tourism sector. Read more > - 20th June 2008 - CHINESE CONSULS PUSH TOURISM - The Courier Mail
Queensland's efforts to lure Chinese tourists are being supported by Beijing's diplomats in Brisbane who are working hare to secure more direct flights to the state. Read more > - 20th June 2008 - GOLD COAST CANNOT COMPETE WITH FNQ - The Cairns Post
THE revamping of Far North Queensland's tourism thrust is well under way given changing circumstances, and I wish to add a few ideas. Read more > - 21st June 2008 - JETSTAR ONLINE BOOKINGS - The Cairns Post
More than two weeks after Qantas decided to drop its Cairns to Tokyo flights, replacement Jetstar services still cannot be booked online. Read more > - 22nd June 2008 - DOMESTIC HOLIDAYS IN TNQ - The Sunday Mail
More for less. That's the message the North Queensland tourism industry is using to attract families and thrillseekers for cheap holidays. Read more >
THE FOUR POINT PLAN
TTNQ has developed a Four Point Plan to move forward from the Qantas Group's announcement of flight cancellations from Japan to Cairns. Implementation of this plan has already begun and will continue to provide an outline for solutions.
Click here to read The Four Point Plan.
THE FACTS & FIGURES
- Japan Holiday Visitors -Year end March 2000 to March 2008
TNQ remains a consistent performer in the Japanese holiday market compared to Queensland and Australia in the years ending March 2000 – 2008. Although there was a nine per cent decline in Japanese holiday visitation to TNQ between March 07/08, Queensland and Australia figures also illustrate reductions of 17% and 16% respectively. For the year ending March 2008, Tropical North Queensland was the number one holiday destination for Japanese visitors to Australia, outperforming the major cities of Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth. - Economic Impact of changes to Qantas/Jetstar services to Cairns
Cummings Economics has undertaken initial research to determine the economic fallout from the capacity cuts announced by Qantas Group. - Click to view graphs showing TNQ’s market share for all international visitors and all holiday visitors to the region for the year ending March 08.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Click here for the Frequently Asked Questions & Answers regarding the Qantas Group's announcement to cancel flights between Japan and Cairns.