Leanne Coddington called some of the headlines around the issue “sensational”, and urged tourists to continue visiting: “We’re not dismissing [the news, or] trying to deny the reef has been impacted in the last couple of years. The coral bleaching has affected us, [but] it’s still a beautiful place and the people that visit are actually protecting [the reef because of the levy].”
Great Barrier Reef is ‘still amazing’
Destinations
TTG Staff
25 May 2017
Tourism and Events Queensland’s chief executive has described the Great Barrier Reef as “still an amazing place to visit”, despite concerns around the second consecutive year of bleaching.
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