AAP General News (Australia)
08-30-2011
QLD:Chinese vote Qld best green destination
BRISBANE, Aug 30 AAP - Queensland has been voted the "Green Tourism Destination of
the Year" by more than 4.2 million readers of China's Travel Weekly tourism trade publication.
Queensland Tourism Minister Jan Jarratt was on Tuesday celebrating the win, announced
in Beijing overnight.
"This result shows the hard work of Tourism Queensland is delivering results for Queensland
and boosting the state's profile as an eco-friendly holiday destination," she said.
"Queensland was chosen as one of the top three green tourism destinations in the world
by the selection panel.
"We went head-to-head with Norway and New Zealand before being voted into the number
one spot by Travel Weekly China readers in an online poll."
China is Queensland's fourth largest and fastest-growing international market, with
197,000 Chinese visiting in the year ending March 2011, 29 per cent more than the previous
year.
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KEYWORD: TOURISM QLD
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