We're a locally owned Airlie Beach business and the sister site of whitsundays.tours. We gather genuine discounts from local tourism and hospitality operators in one easy place — the kind of price you only get when you book direct instead of through a big online travel site. Find a deal, copy the operator's promo code, and book straight on their own website. No booking fees, no account.

Every deal is a real discount issued by the operator themselves. When you book through a global travel platform, the operator pays that platform a hefty commission. When you book direct, that commission stays with the operator, and they pass a good chunk of it back to you as the discount.

You get a better price, the operator keeps more of what they earn, and more of the money stays in the Whitsundays.

Each deal shows the offer, a promo code, and a link to the operator's official booking page. Copy the code, head to their site, and enter it at checkout. That simple.

For deals redeemed in person — restaurants, cafes and the like — you just mention the code at the venue. No booking needed.

Global booking platforms charge operators a big commission on every sale. By booking direct, you cut out that middleman, and the operator shares the saving with you. There are no booking fees on top, either — just a better price than the big online travel sites give you.

Always on the operator's own website, or in person at the venue. Whitsundays Deals doesn't take bookings or payments — we simply point you to the genuine deal and the official booking page. The button on each deal takes you straight there.

No. There's no sign-up, no account, and no booking fees. Copy the code and book direct with the operator.

Yes. Every deal is issued direct by the operator, with its own promo code, and we check that the codes actually work. Each deal shows when it was last verified, along with the full terms and any blackout dates, so there are no surprises at checkout.

Use the Report a problem link on the deal and let us know. We re-check codes regularly and pull anything that's expired or not working, because one dead code lets the whole board down. We'll sort it quickly.

We re-check codes periodically and update the verified date whenever we actually re-check. Expired or non-working deals are removed promptly, so what you see on the board is current.

Usually not — most deals can't be used together with another offer or discount, and many have blackout dates. Check the Terms & blackout dates on each deal for the specifics.

It's run by Nath J (Nathan Johnston), who has lived and worked in the Whitsundays since 2001 — managing dive and sailing operations out of Airlie Beach and running marketing for overnight charter fleets. He and his wife have called Airlie Beach home for over 25 years and are raising their two children here. Nath also owns Ripple Effect Online, a web design agency on the coast.

Whitsundays Deals is currently a closed, invite-only network, and it costs nothing to take part. You offer a genuine direct-booking deal, and in return your deal reaches the customers of every other operator in the group — so everyone's visitors cross over.

If you'd like to be part of it, get in touch.