Queensland Health said in a statement that anyone who has been in Metropolitan Perth, Peel or the South West regions of WA who arrives in Queensland from 6pm tonight will face 14 days hotel quarantine.
However, with Greater Sydney s COVID-19 outbreak contained, and the borders reopening at 1am tomorrow, tourism operators are still hopeful of a bumper start to the year. Sydneysiders have come and wanted to book in for Easter, so yeah we re filling up which is really exciting, Crystal Pacific s Sarah Caruana told 9News.
It s the perfect rebound for accommodation industry, although tour operators will have to wait longer for their silver lining.
Health by Jessica Marszalek, Sophie Chirgwin, Greg Stolz 1st Feb 2021 4:59 AM
Premium Content  Queensland s border has snapped closed to Perth just hours after the state s tourism minister launched a new campaign to attract interstate tourists but offered them no guarantees they wouldn t be locked out. Amid revelations Queensland lost out on $200 million of tourist spending when it closed to Greater Sydney in January, it was last night announced travellers from Perth and its surrounds would now need to hotel quarantine following a COVID-19 case of community transmission there. It came as the federal government again called on the Palaszczuk Government to do more to shape consistent rules around border closures for travellers.
Health by Jessica Marszalek, Sophie Chirgwin, Greg Stolz 1st Feb 2021 4:59 AM
Premium Content  Queensland s border has snapped closed to Perth just hours after the state s tourism minister launched a new campaign to attract interstate tourists but offered them no guarantees they wouldn t be locked out. Amid revelations Queensland lost out on $200 million of tourist spending when it closed to Greater Sydney in January, it was last night announced travellers from Perth and its surrounds would now need to hotel quarantine following a COVID-19 case of community transmission there. It came as the federal government again called on the Palaszczuk Government to do more to shape consistent rules around border closures for travellers.