Link Travel industry leaders took part in Nine s State of the Nation - Travel event at the Sydney Opera House on Wednesday.
Photo: Rhett Wyman Somewhere along the way it went to eradication and that was never the intention, she told a travel industry symposium held by Nine, the publisher of this website, at the Sydney Opera House on Wednesday. I think we have a job to do to move public opinion from being that we must live in a COVID-zero environment to living in a COVID-normal environment where we live with this thing. Politicians are reflective of their constituents. They are listening to their medical advisors, but they re also listening to public opinion.
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 their travel restrictions on Feb. 1 (NSW) and January 31st (SA) respectively, it will spell the end of all hard border rules in Australia for the first time in five weeks.
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“This is welcome news, certainly for travel and tourism,” Turner told Sky News on Thursday.
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Sydney tourist attractions âdecimatedâ by border closures and travel restrictions
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Visitor numbers at major Sydney attractions have fallen up to 75 per cent because of border closures and travel restrictions, as tourism operators warn that domestic travellers will not fill the gap left by international visitors.
The operator of BridgeClimb and Scenic World says the COVID-19 crisis had been âdevastatingâ for the tourist attractions.
The loss of international travel has had a âdevastatingâ impact on many tourism businesses in the Blue Mountains, said Scenic World managing director Anthea Hammon.