(TAN): To celebrate Queensland borders reopening in July, Virgin Australia has launched a more than half-a-million airfare sale to the Sunshine State.
The Virgin Australia ‘Good to Go’ Queensland sale, in partnership with Tourism Events Queensland, will run until midnight AEST July 14, offering over half a million sale fares to sought-after Queensland destinations including Brisbane, Cairns, Gold Coast, Hamilton Island and Townsville.
Virgin Australia Chief Commercial Officer John Macleod feels this is great news for tourism and local businesses with the Queensland border reopening to interstate travellers.
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“Queensland is a very important market to Virgin Australia and we’re delighted to be able to fly travellers back to the Sunshine State,” said MacLeod. “Virgin Australia transports millions of travellers each and every year to holiday amongst Queensland’s beautiful beaches, vast landscapes and tropical weather, and our ‘Good to Go’ sale will help reboot the Queensland tourism industry.”
With the airfare sale, the brand hopes travellers can go on holidays they’ve been dreaming of or reunite with their families and friends. As a part of the sale, travellers will be able to choose from a host of travel dates for the remainder of 2020 and into 2021, helping those who want to fly now, as well as those who wish to plan for future travel.
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In a research study conducted by Bastion Insights, Queensland is the number-one considered destination for leisure travel amongst Australians, with 63% currently considering Queensland as their holiday destination.
For added confidence, Virgin Australia is waiving applicable change fees for bookings with travel between now and Sept. 30, 2020.
