The Tourism Slump Hits Local Business
A combination of a less than stellar whale season followed by bad weather over the Christmas holidays has certainly placed quite a bit of pressure on some tourist related businesses in Hervey Bay and in the past month we’ve seen two more local businesses shut up shop. The well-known Bayview Motel has closed and the Fighting Whiting is no longer available for fishing charters.
The Fighting Whiting is for sale but in these tough times it’s unlikely to attract much interest.
