By JONATHON HOWARD
TOURISM Noosa is hoping delegates of the Brisbane G20 will be lured into a relaxing holiday on the coast, following intensive political discussions in November.
Tourism Noosa spokeswoman Susan Ewington told media sources she hopes to entice the delegates along with Brisbane residents north on November 15-16.
“There’s a public holiday in Brisbane which means a long weekend, so hopefully we can attract some Brisbane residents up for that long weekend,” Ms Ewington said.
Ms Ewington said November was a slower time for Noosa but the G20 could be just the right boost.
“I’d love to say yes (to delegations visiting) and I know there have been some discussions about trying to attract them, but obviously their schedules are pretty tight,” she said.
“We’re looking to make some deals with operators to attract Brisbane residents up for the three-day weekend.”
G20 media advisor Penelope Layland said Noosa had been ruled out as a G20 host destination, but she could not comment on any personal holidays the delegates might undertake.
“There are no G20 Taskforce events planned for delegates in Noosa,” she said.
A spokesman for the G20 Taskforce told media sources that while the summit itself would be an intensive 36-hour process, international delegations would begin arriving up to 10 days before the summit and may extend their stays after it ends.
