05. Town Planning Report · MCU10/2127

2. Visitor Accommodation in Noosa
2.2.3 Synopsis
It is quite clear from analysis of the supply of tourist accommodation
facilities throughout Noosa and the occupancy rates being achieved
over time that there is capacity in the market. Indeed, trends over the
past 6 years or so so, together with the occupancy rates
                                                    rates, suggests that
this is likely to be the case for quite some time.
This also tends to suggest that although there may have been a
reasonable case for a significant increase in tourist accommodation
facilities in Noosa in the period prior to 2005, various factors have
contributed to a far more cautious outlook
                                     outlook.
It is therefore quite likely that the additional accommodation units
forming part of the Viridian Noosa Resort, will now dilute the market
and result in further declines in the occupancy rates for other tourist
accommodation facilities throughout Noosa.


2.3 Tourist Expenditure (Overnight visitors)
Based on the number of visitors and visitor nights consumed by
domestic overnight visitors to Noosa, together with their expenditure on
food and beverages,
          beverages groceries and non-food shopping,
                                              shopping data published
by the Bureau of Tourism Research (BTR) suggests that domestic
overnight visitors to Noosa spend an average of $71.10 per visitor
night on retail goods and services of the type described above.
This estimate is adopted in our scenario analysis provided in Section 4
of this report.
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