Coronavirus fears fuel tourism and study tour cancellations in Queensland, school attendance drops
ABCThe Chinese Government's ban on group travel due to the coronavirus outbreak is already hurting Queensland's tourism industry and education sector, with some operators reporting thousands of booking cancellations. Key points: Tourism operators in north Queensland have reported more than 1,000 cancellations Groups of students from China are postponing plans to visit Australia Bundaberg Regional Council has also delayed the visit of 45 Chinese delegates to the city Tourism Tropical North Queensland CEO Mark Olsen said local operators had reported more than 1,000 cancellations. "We were getting around 180,000 to 200,000 Chinese visitors annually to our region and around about 65 per cent of those were Chinese groups," Mr Healy said. Study Gold Coast CEO Alfred Slowgrove said one of the study tour groups that was due to arrive this week was from Wuhan province — the epicentre of the virus in China.
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