Category: tourism industry

Queensland ‘Good to Go’ for Tourists, State Launches $5M Ad Campaign

The delights of Queensland’s tropical getaways and urban favourites will soon be shared nationally and around the world as the state ramps up advertising to lure vaccinated tourists back to experience everything the Australian state has to offer. Queensland has partnered with tourism agencies and operators to offer “once-in-a-lifetime” prizes, cheap airfares, and dream holiday deals…


Australian Travel Industry Launching Protests Against ‘Spider Web’ of COVID-19 Restrictions

Australian travel agents are planning a series of protests next month over continuing restrictions imposed on the tourism industry, which has been devastated over the course of the pandemic. Belle Goldie, owner of iTravel Penrith in the west of Sydney, told 2GB radio on Dec. 24 that since the announcement of the rallies, she has received…


EU Aims to Open up to More Foreign Tourists This Summer Despite COVID-19

BRUSSELS—The European Union’s executive has recommended easing COVID-19 travel restrictions next month to let foreign travelers from more countries enter the EU, hoping to boost the stricken tourism industry this summer. Under current restrictions, people from only seven countries, including Australia and Singapore, can enter the EU on holiday, regardless of whether they have been…


Queensland Forms Industry Panel for Tourism Recovery

The Queensland government is moving to handle the state’s tourism industry crisis with the announcement they will be setting up and industry panel on Thursday to help draft plans for the recovery of the $25.5 billion tourism industry. The panel will be led by aviation guru Liz Savage and consists of heavyweights of the industry, including…


Tourism Industry Hopes Easing Border Restrictions on NSW Ends ‘Border Merry-Go-Round’

Tourism and aviation industry leaders are hoping the announcements that Queensland and South Australia will now open borders to Sydney will bring an end to the instability the tourism industry has experienced over the past year after outbreaks of the CCP virus caused chief ministers and premiers to shut domestic borders. When the two states lift…


More Victorian Tourism Vouchers Released Today

Victoria has released tens of thousands of extra regional tourism vouchers to encourage people to holiday at home and boost the economy. Registration for the latest batch of 40,000 vouchers, allowing Victorian travellers to recoup $200 in holiday costs, opened on January 20. The initial launch of the program in December crashed the website. The…


NSW Aims for Full Tourism Rebound by 2024

More major events and tourism drawcards will call NSW home under a government strategy to transform the state into the largest tourism hotspot in the Asia-Pacific. The strategy is a bid to repair the industry, battered by the coronavirus pandemic and projected to operate below pre-pandemic levels until 2024. It plans to grow the state’s…