“Over the last five years, the city has come alive again.”įrom ambitious new towers to swanky speakeasies, here’s a look at how good old Goldie is quickly morphing into a dynamic destination. “ changed everything,” Dean Gould, executive director of corporate affairs and strategy for Gold Coast Tourism, tells CNN Travel. In the year ending June 2017, the Gold Coast welcomed a record 1 million international travelers, up 7.2% year-on-year. But rarely sophisticated – until now.Īmong the country’s fastest growing cities, the Goldie (as it’s affectionately known) has undergone a massive transformation ahead of April’s 2018 Commonwealth Games, Queensland’s biggest sporting event.Ī new recipe of sleek hotels and restaurants, combined with 300 days of sunshine, is luring the travel crowd from all over the world to Australia’s holiday playground.
Sophisticated is not usually the first word that springs to mind when describing Australia’s Gold Coast, a seaside community located 62 miles (about 100 kilometers) southeast of Brisbane.īrash, yes.
