A surge in Gold Coast Hotels is revitalizing the city’s tourism industry, with Dreamworld announcing a $75million development plan for a new hotel.

A ‘stay and play’ theme is being encouraged to attract tourists into the city to help revitalize the economy after last year’s visitor numbers plummeted by 39% compared to 2019.

Destination Gold Coast CEO Patricia O’Callaghan says the ‘stay and play’ theme will give the Gold Coast an edge over other cities competing for tourist numbers.