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Key Queensland cities 'not quite' ready to host Games as majority of hotels inaccessible

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  • A new report has found about 2 per cent of hotel rooms in Brisbane and Cairns are accessible, while on the Gold Coast about 1 per cent meet the criteria as Queensland prepares to host the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics.
  • Queenslanders with Disability Network and advisory firm Urbis have released the Games Readiness report today, which investigated the state's hotel and transport accessibility.
  • Dr Marnane said she was surprised by the lack of accessible options.
  • Queensland Hotel Association chief executive Bernie Hogan said if the Games were to be hosted today, there would be a shortfall for hotel rooms in general.
  • QDN chief executive Michelle Moss said the "building blocks" were there to improve accommodation and transport in the lead-up to the 2032 Games.

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A new report has found about 2 per cent of hotel rooms in Brisbane and Cairns are accessible, while on the Gold Coast about 1 per cent meet the criteria as Queensland prepares to host the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics.

The six-month study said that accessible rooms were difficult to identify and that hotels did not support all types of disability.

Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie said accessibility was a part of the state government's planning to deliver "a Games for all".

Queenslanders with Disability Network and advisory firm Urbis have released the Games Readiness report today, which investigated the state's hotel and transport accessibility.

Of the more than 750 hotels in the three cities, the study audited 170 of them, or about 22 per of the market.

Dr Marnane said she was surprised by the lack of accessible options.

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Ms Kamp said she was not surprised by the report's findings.

Mr Bleijie said the government was driving development and investment opportunities across the state, streamlining approvals and removing regulation for thousands of new homes as well as hotel accommodation.

Queensland Hotel Association chief executive Bernie Hogan said if the Games were to be hosted today, there would be a shortfall for hotel rooms in general.

When asked if the state was ready to host the Games, Dr Marnane said the "polite answer" would be "not quite".

QDN chief executive Michelle Moss said the "building blocks" were there to improve accommodation and transport in the lead-up to the 2032 Games.

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