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TROPIC • TOURISM

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RECOVERY
Cairns and Far North
Queensland are again abuzz What’s new
with visitors. WUNYUMI CULTURAL

Words: Renee Cluff WALKING TOUR
Great Adventures Cruises, in
Cairns tourism operators have certainly
had a rough couple of years, but they’re collaboration with the GuruGulu
firmly forward-focused as airport 1 Gungganji and Gimuy Yidinji
numbers ramp up. The Easter school people, have launched a new
holiday period saw domestic arrivals walking tour of Green Island.
Learn about the cultural history of
return to pre-pandemic levels in line with
confidence in borders remaining open. It is great to see more the coral cay and the continuing
Cairns Airport CEO Richard Barker said link between the two mobs and
the best is yet to come. “April was the international flights their connection with the island.
busiest month for the airport in over two returning to our airport MORE: greatadventures.com.au
years and for a period of time, back to
2019 passenger levels,” he said. Richard Barker
“We’ll experience even higher traffic as Cairns Airport CEO
we hit our mid-winter peak.” STRAIT EXPERIENCE
Direct international flights are also being The Bali route, which began with twice- Discover ailan (island) life
boosted. Nine Jetstar services will operate weekly flights earlier this year, is slowly through this Torres Strait-based,
weekly to Tokyo and Osaka from late July, being ramped up to four, while there are majority Indigenous-owned
while flights to New Zealand will start in now five Singapore Airlines flights each business. It connects tourists
early July with three services per week. week, up from three when the service with small-scale tour operators,
resumed in March. high-quality guides, comfortable
accommodation and unparalleled
in-region experiences.

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CAIRNS AIRPORT
PASSENGERS CRANKWORX

12 months to May The world’s most watched
2,458,887 ↑ 54% mountain bike event has added
*

Cairns to its world tour. It’s the
first time the event has come
Domestic arrivals, April to Australia. 34,000 spectators
342,177 ↑ 25% * are expected to descend on the
*Compared with the matching period Smithfield Mountain Bike Park in
the previous year. October, while millions across the
Source: Cairns Airport globe will watch the broadcast
showcasing our beautiful Wet
Tropics Rainforest and Coral Sea.
1. Credit: Crankworx
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