Shift of Ekka holiday to October a ‘mixed blessing’ for some venues

The move to create a long weekend in October by shifting the Ekka public holiday has been hailed by most tourism operators but viewed as a “mixed blessing” by other venues.

The Queensland government announced on Tuesday the Ekka holiday would be shifted to Friday, October 29, after the Royal Queensland Show was cancelled for a second year due to a COVID-19 outbreak in southeast Queensland.

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