Austin Powers will be paying a visit to travel agents across Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide to hand deliver their invitation to a Gold Coast Product Roadshow.

Tourism Queensland and Gold Coast Tourism with the support of Virgin Australia will be oraganising the Roadshow which will be running from 19-22 March in the respective cities.

Tourism Queensland Executive Director Destinations Leanne Coddington said Austin powers will be visiting agents over the next couple of days to encourage travel agents to attend the Roadshow.

“Austin Powers is a regular quirky act at Village Roadshow Theme Parks' Movie World on the Gold Coast and will draw southern agents’ attention towards the Gold Coast Product Roadshow Ms Coddington said.

Ms Coddington said the purpose of the roadshow is to give local travel agents the chance to “test and refresh” their knowledge on the’ Famous for fun Gold Coast’ and everything it has to offer.

“Participating travel agents will have the chance to expand their knowledge of what is new on the Gold Coast and interact and network with 15 Queensland tourism operators who will educate the agents about their tourism products,” she added.

“Our aim is to help the agents to better sell the Gold Coast to Aussies looking to book their next holiday.”

Ms Coddington said that in the year to September 2011 the Gold Coast had welcomed almost four million international and domestic visitors who spent AUD3.5billion.

Travel agents can register for the Gold Coast Product Roadshow by visiting the following websites in their respective cities.

Adelaide: www.gcroadshowadelaide.eventbrite.com.au
Melbourne: www.gcroadshowmelbourne.eventbrite.com.au
Parramatta: www.gcroadshowparramatta.eventbrite.com.au
Sydney: www.gcroadshowsydney.eventbrite.com.au