'No hope of recovery': Tourism industry fears what protracted border closures could mean

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With international borders likely to remain closed for much of 2021 Australia's tourism industry has demanded more financial support from the Government.

Australia's tourism industry has demanded more financial support amid warnings the nation's international border could remain shut for much of this year.Australians have been warned international border restrictions could be in place for "most" of this year

"Even if we have a lot of the population vaccinated, we don't know whether that will prevent transmission of the virus, and it's likely that quarantine will continue for some time." "There is no way that domestic tourism can fill the gap that will be left by inbound international, no way," she said.

 

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Hey you do realise that successful lobbyists from the airline and tourism industry is what has spread and continues to spread Covid19 globally?

No more government funding . Perhaps they can go on job keeper for the the interim . And perhaps they could consider returning the money paid for cancelled trips they are hanging onto.

This isn’t even just about tourism. We are a multicultural country. So many of us have partners and family overseas. We are stuck apart fro

Isn't this what PaulineHansonOz wanted? Not swamped by Asians.

'average Chinese visitor to Australia probably spends $8,500 while they're here. Your average Aussie who heads off for a holiday is probably spending about $1,500' Time to be more patriotic! Just don't smash things or trespass. 👍

Plane will fly. One folds, another opens. If they didn't give their execs millions they don't need they'd survive.

Why are they so surprised? The only delusional one was Alan Joyce🤣🤣

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