ATIC executive director Simon Westaway said the cancellation rates were primarily from domestic tourists, but Australia's reputation overseas as a "pristine environment" had also taken a hit."The branding of the country to the outside world won't have an immediate impact on the industry in terms of international visitors, but federal and state governments and the industry need to ensure Australia continues to be positioned as a pristine and accessible environment ...
"We'll be updating the tourism industry on what we're doing to correct the misinformation that is out there about the geographical reach of these bushfires and also the targeted activity that is continuing to make sure the world knows Australia is still open for business and that we want tourists to visit," he said.
Our carbonised economy is going swimmingly then.
Yes let’s waste another few million tax dollars on one of those
Perhaps another royal Commission or inquiry will fix it?