Business as usual
The majority of Queensland's tourism destinations were unaffected by Cyclone Ului and are operating "business as usual" .
Peter Lawlor (Minister of Tourism) said while the Mackay and Whitsundays region continued to focus on cleaning up and returning to normal, the rest of the state's coastal destinations including Tropical North Queensland, Townsville, the Capricorn Coast, Gladstone, Bundaberg, Fraser Coast, Sunshine and Gold Coasts and Moreton Bay and Islands were unaffected.
Queensland's inland regions were also at their greenest and were brimming with life following recent rains.
Cyclone Ului, which crossed the Queensland coast at Airlie Beach early Sunday (21st March) morning, caused damage in the Mackay region and the Whitsundays, while the rest of the state's coastal areas are enjoying normal conditions with all roads, accommodation and tours operating as usual.
Many Mackay and Whitsundays tourism operators are now back in business and the weather is reported to be normal for this time of year with warm days and balmy nights.
Mr Lawlor said with the peak Easter holiday period not far away he wanted to urge holidaymakers not to change their plans to come to Queensland.
