In a move that suggests the government will take a cautious approach to opening up the borders to international visitors, Tourism Minister Simon Bermingham said new funding in the Budget was aimed at encouraging Aussies to visit tourist attractions in our own backyard, and pour local dollars into our airports, restaurants, shops, and hotels.
More than $50 million has been earmarked to attract domestic visitors to tourism hot spots heavily reliant on international travellers, such as Tropical North Queensland and Tasmania. Tourism Australia will receive $231.6 million for marketing to entice Aussies to travel domestically and to target international visitors when overseas travel is deemed safe again.
Tourism, which was worth $152 billion last year, was smashed in 2020 by the double whammy of debilitating bushfires and then coronavirus.
What a load of crap. Expect to be reopening November 4
as long as we can leave by October next year, my wedding has been planned for two years now
don't care about going overseas
Anyone have a boat. If they can come here for help we can go their for help.
Who cares. We want domestic travel.
Newscomau very excited, so invested in corona and the drama that goes with it.