Newcastle News

BUMPER WEEKEND BOOSTS ECONOMY


March’s bumper weekend helped boost local tourism injecting around $1.8 million into the economy.

Around 60,000 visitors swarmed Newcastle for last weekends events which included Surfest, The Newcastle Show, Newcastle Knights and Jets home games and the Sparke Helmore NBN Triathlon.

Hotels around the city recorded lifts in occupancy rates for the week leading up the events, selling an extra 1,200 rooms compared to last year, helping to bring in an extra $200 000.

On the weekend itself there was close to full occupancy across the city’s properties.

text will be replaced

Related Articles

Back to top button