Previous DestinationQ events

The DestinationQ forum has been bringing the Queensland tourism industry together since 2012.

Past DestinationQ Forums and events

2023 DestinationQ Forum

The 2023 Forum was held at the Cairns Convention Centre on Thursday 23 November 2023. The full day event welcomed over 750 industry professionals from across Queensland.

2022 DestinationQ Forum

The 2022 Forum was held at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre on Thursday, 3 November and welcomed more than 900 tourism and event industry leaders from across the state.

The DestinationQ Forum 2022 program featured sessions supporting the Forum’s theme - Journey to 2032: Building on our strengths.

Watch the recordings of the 2022 forum.

Earlier events

  • 2021 DestinationQ Forum – Looking forward to the future of Tourism, 11 November, Brisbane
  • 2020 DestinationQ Forum – Growing Queensland Jobs, 4 September, held virtually due to COVID-19 impacts
  • 2019 DestinationQ Forum – Tourism beyond 2020: Innovating for the future, 7-8 November, Sunshine Coast
  • 2018 DestinationQ Forum – Positioning Queensland Tourism for the future, 16 November, Gold Coast
  • 2017 DestinationQ Forum – Competitiveness from collaboration, 9 November, Brisbane
  • 2016 DestinationQ Forum – Growing Queensland Jobs, 25 October, Mackay
  • 2015 DestinationQ Forum – Invest, Excel and Grow, 8-9 October, Townsville
  • 2014 DestinationQ Forum – Deliver Destination Success: The 20-year plan for Queensland tourism, 16-17 September, Sunshine Coast
  • 2013 DestinationQ Forum – Destination Success: The 20-year plan for Queensland tourism, 27-28 August, Gold Coast
  • 2012 DestinationQ Forum – DestinationQ Blueprint 2012-2015: How we are building tourism together, 25-26 June, Cairns