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Outback Queensland tourism slows as operators work to sell the Aussie road trip

Overlander's Way connects the coast with the Queensland outback. (Supplied: Outback Queensland Tourism Association)

Queensland has recorded its worst start to the tourism season in four years with visitor numbers down 11 per cent across the state, according to the Outback Queensland Tourism Association.

Association chief executive Denise Brown said Easter was the first time in the past four years that tourism hotspots, including those on the coast, weren't full.

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