The Tourism and Industry Council has asked the Bureau of Meteorology for more positive forecasts, claiming mentions of bad weather are discouraging tourism.
Chief Executive of the Council, Daniel Gschwind, said forecast language such as ‘partly cloudy’ and ‘chance of rain’ should be changed to ‘mostly sunny’ and ‘likely sunshine’.
University of Queensland tourism expert, Dr Pierre Beckendorff, explained that tourist numbers drop when rain and showers are predicted.