GP pipe Dream

Wouldn't it be excellent if the GP could be organised to create a "tour of chess" perhaps incorporating a backpacking tour withchess?

For Example: Next year the Australian championships are to be held in Brisbane. A grand prix tour could then stop at the Gold coast for some relaxation and a tournament, say two weeks after the end of the Champs, Then on to Coffs Harbour where the chess players could work for a week and then have a chess tournament at the end of that week. Then on to Port Macquarie to work for a week followed by a tournament.

Then to Newcaste;

Then to Sydney and a weeks break sight seeing.

then on to Adelaide on the indian Pacific. Sightseeing/working in Adelaide followed by a tournament. Then travel to Ballarat for a weeks work and a tournament. Then on to melbourne for some sightseeing/work+chess tournament.

Then Albury

Finishing at Canberra For Doeberl Cup.

Then the second section of the grand prix could start at Doeberl and end up, say at a NSW Open. And so on.

It could also give an opportunity for places like Northern territory to get into the action and hold a tournament.

Perhaps Australian chess enterprises could have a child company "Australian Chess Tours" :D

Anyhow, you get my drift. I believe that something like this would attract more people to Australia to play chess. This idea combines the experience of backpacking with playing chess in tournaments.