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Tropical North Queensland received 13 Queensland Tourism Awards on the Gold Coast last night.

Marketing in the age of the Kardashians, targeting cashed-up, time-rich travellers, and upcoming travel trends are among the topics at the Tropical North Queensland Tourism Marketing Conference on November 22.

Tropical North Queensland’s destination website has been named alongside leading international brands, including Porsche and IBM, as a finalist in the Pearl Awards, the most prestigious content marketing awards in the United States.

Two of the last three remaining members of the Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion will unveil a statue commemorating their World War II involvement at a ceremony on Thursday Island in the Torres Strait on November 10.

The value of tourism in Tropical North Queensland is firmly cemented in the minds of the nation’s most influential politicians after intensive lobbying as part of the Cairns Convoy to Canberra last week.

Tropical North Queensland has celebrated tourism excellence and innovation by acknowledging the people and businesses at the forefront of the industry in the region.

Gin flavoured with Australian botanicals, beer inspired by pioneering stories, and tea and coffee served with local milk and sugar are among the diverse brews crafted in Tropical North Queensland.

World Rafting Championships, Ironman-Asia Pacific and the Reef to Reef mountain biking stage race headline an exciting international 2019 sporting events calendar in Tropical North Queensland.

Walk the Predator Plank, do a pub crawl in a helicopter, sleep with sharks or zip line through the rainforest in Tropical North Queensland.

The Torres Strait will be further developed as a tourism destination through the appointment of a dedicated coordinator for the region at Tourism Tropical North Queensland (TTNQ).

Tourism Tropical North Queensland (TTNQ) will entice businesses to join the tourism community with free entry-level membership.