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Visitor Safety

To ensure that visitors have a safe and enjoyable stay, it is important for tourism operators to have a duty of care to their visitors. Operators can achieve this by providing visitors with a range of helpful tips on enjoying a safe holiday in Queensland.

Key tips include:

read and obey road signs, for example at waterways or on roads

drive on the left hand side of the road and obey the speed limit

always wear your seatbelt

don't drink alcohol and drive

when at the beach, swim between the red and yellow flags

be aware of driving long distances and fatigue - plan journeys and share driving

check weather conditions

the sun is strong in Australia - drink plenty of water regularly and protect your skin from burning. Seek shade when outside, cover up with clothing and wear a sun protective hat, sunglasses and SPF 30+ sunscreen

before you light a campfire, check that fires are not banned in the area

campfires should be extinguished by using water - not sand or dirt

tell people of your plans if travelling alone (friends, accommodation provider, police)

use accredited visitor information centres (yellow and blue i signs) for local and regional information

Check out the Travel Safely in Australia Map 2011 for a useful map and safety tips!

For more safety messages and tips to provide to visitors, check out the Visitor Safety Handbook. This provides a glossary of tourism safety messages for tourism operators and media to refer to covering water, transport, rural and urban areas, weather safety, enjoing nature, health issues, terrorism and what to do in case of an emergency.

Travel info

Tourism and Events Queensland also recommends checking with air carriers for the most up-to-date information on flight schedules, http://131940.qld.gov.au/ for the latest road conditions, and the Bureau of Meteorology http://www.bom.gov.au/ for the latest weather information in your region. Use this information to update consumers who have trips, accommodation or tours etc. booked with your business.

Water Safety Handbook

The Queensland Water Safety Handbook provides best practice guidelines for tourism operators to assist in keeping Queensland visitors safe in all aquatic environments. It is intended that tourism operators refer to these guidelines to develop their own operations manuals and to use the checklists to conduct regular safety audits.

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