South Australian tourism operators say business is "as bad as it's ever been" despite the state becoming the first COVID-zero jurisdiction to reopen its borders.They say uncertainty over the state's border rules and testing requirements are to blameTraders have blamedlinked to concerns about the Omicron variant.
"It's an absolute disaster for the tourism industry," he told ABC Radio Adelaide's David Bevan and Spence Denny. "We need direct financial assistance that targets businesses that the industry needs to remain viable when it bounces back ... we need to remove the uncertainty around the borders," he said.
"Now we're 40 per cent of that, and I'm getting no support ... I think I've received $1,000 [from the state government].""We need to get people confident to move around Australia without worrying about what the heck is going to happen to them," Mr McCoy said. "I don't think it's fair to describe the approach as being inconsistent ... Omicron is an unknown quantity at this time.
He's right,the daily threats of closing the border,the extra hoops have to go through for a holiday aswell as knowing if omni ends up in your LGA you be in 14 days quarantine $$$ Even though you have had 3 covid test,daily facial recognition symptoms checks/ tracking ...