Tourism powerhouse rising to the top!

A young innovative and passionate Australian company, Ocean Hotels and Tourism is North Queensland’s powerhouse in leisure, honeymooners, adventure and eco tourism.

The platform for our market segments includes six owned and operated tourism products and an international talented team of professionals in operations and sales based in Cairns & Brisbane.

The portfolio includes two of Australia’s favourite resorts in the Whitsundays, a major Great Barrier Reef cruise operation based in Cairns, a heritage hotel in the centre of Cairns and two eco lodges in the oldest part of the Daintree rainforest at Cape Tribulation. Simply – we have what guests want in FNQ.

Whitsundays – Cairns – Cape Tribulation

Cape Tribulation Resort & Spa – Ferntree Rainforest Lodge Cape Tribulation – Sunlover Reef Cruises ex Cairns – Hides Hotel Cairns – Long Island Resort Whitsundays – Comfort Resort Club Crocodile Airlie Beach

• Australian owned and operated
• Here for the long haul & not for sale
• Enjoy working with the people you know
• Here for you today and tomorrow
• Here for your guests today and tomorrow
• NO INCREASE IN RATES FOR 2009.10
• Best iconic destinations in FNQ – your guests want them and we have got them!!

Group General Manager Jayne Pester says “Visitors are increasingly demanding activities that bring them into contact with nature”. North Queensland is recognised as an iconic adventure and eco touring destination and research has confirmed that in the last 12 months, visitors seeking nature based experiences have soared by 30%.

As doubt creeps into the economy and some tourism operators sell assets and rationalise staff, Ocean Hotels and Tourism has the product portfolio to meet the demand for nature based holidays and green conferencing, educational experiences on the Great Barrier Reef with our Sunlover Reef Cruises daily affordable departures from Cairns, all inclusive (Full board) packages at Long Island Resort Whitsundays.

We are holding current accommodation rates through to March 2010 – to further assist with our clients and future guests future holiday plans.

Aussies love holidaying at Comfort Resort Club Crocodile Airlie Beach, honeymooning on Long Island, staying in Cairns at Hides Hotel and snorkelling the Great Barrier Reef with Sunlover Reef Cruises. Ferntree Rainforest Lodge is introducing young Australians to the Daintree Rainforest and eco touring while Cape Tribulation Resort & Spa has opened up the World Heritage rainforest to the 4 star markets and to business retreats and small corporate incentives.

The Ocean Hotels & Tourism Group offers affordable and niche 3.5 – 4 star resorts in iconic Queensland locations. Further, the group has synergised with day tour operators thus creating the total guest experience, and these working partners’ aids the domestic and international appeal of our properties but importantly selling these great tourist destinations.

www.oceanhotels.com.au