Gold Coast tourism hub operators who have faced a drop in visitors since the Commonwealth Games are now looking at a boost in bookings thanks to an influx over the school holidays.
Surfers Paradise Alliance CEO Mike Winlaw says healthy accommodation occupancy in the precinct, which makes up for half the city’s hotel rooms, is now over 90 per cent.
The figure compares to an average of 86.9 per cent a year ago during the Commonwealth Games when many residents left town amid traffic gridlock fears.