QHA-Review_April

ATTORNEY-GENERAL
The Honourable Shannon Fentiman MP
LOOKING FOWARD TO BETTER TIMES
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As Queensland hotels continue to recover from the
impact of severe weather events and two enormously
challenging years of the COVID-19 pandemic, I look
forward to the industry returning to more normal
trading conditions.
I am hopeful that we can begin to focus on
Queensland’s long term recovery. This includes our
exciting preparations for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic
and Paralympic Games.
After exceptional circumstances of 2020 and 2021 the
Games are a bright light on the horizon for many in
Queensland, including the hotel industry.
Brisbane 2032 will shine a global spotlight on our
state, with hotels poised to take their share of the
economic and social benefits that the Olympic and
Paralympic Games will provide. These are estimated to
be up to $8.1 billion for Queensland.
While hotels across the state will certainly reap the
benefits associated with increased tourism once the
event begins, the Games will also help unlock and fast
track investment and growth across a range of sectors
in the preceding years.
The impacts of this investment will be significant with
Brisbane 2032 set to be the biggest transformational
event Queensland has ever seen.
Over the next decade we will also be looking closely
at how we can create a world-class experience for
visitors to Queensland during Brisbane 2032. This will
no doubt include consideration of the key role of the
hospitality industry.
Finally, I would like to acknowledge the tremendous
contribution our young Queenslanders make to the
thriving hospitality industry and will make to the Games
as we celebrate Queensland Youth Week (1 to 11 April)
this month. Today’s emerging hospitality stars are the
future of Queensland’s hotel industry and Brisbane
2032 will give them a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to
make a lasting mark on the industry they love.