Tourism spending in regional Victoria eclipses Melbourne for the first time smh.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from smh.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Partnering with local food producers could bring repeat tourists: Research
Benjamin Filosi
Source: The Lead.
A university researcher says tourism bodies should link more with the local food industry to attract repeat domestic tourists during Australia’s international lockout.
A world-first study by the University of South Australia and the University of Technology Sydney has shown the prominence that local foods can have on boosting regional economies through domestic tourism.
Researcher Dr Janine Williamson from the University of South Australia said the study of 518 people in 2019 was the first to provide evidence that tourists, not just “foodies”, consider food experiences a central part of their travel experience, and this insight presented valuable opportunities for domestic tourism.
SOURCE / ECONOMY By GT staff reporters Published: Mar 04, 2021 09:58 PM
An elephant enjoys at the Perth Zoo in Perth, Australia Photo: VCG
Australia s seasonally adjusted exports of tourism-related services dropped by 10 percent to A$2.25 billion ($1.75 billion) in January compared with December, Australian Bureau of Statistics data showed on Thursday, which experts said reflected a decline in Chinese visitors due to the pandemic and souring China-Australia relations.
In January, Australia s tourism-related services credits fell by A$242 million compared with December, the data showed. The country s total services credits from exports dropped by about 3 percent to A$4.96 billion.
Falling orders from the Chinese market were a primary reason for the drop, with spending by Chinese visitors and students which account for the majority of Australia s services industry in a frozen state.
Spend, spend, spend on domestic travel in 2021 - that s the message to Australians from newly-installed federal tourism minister Dan Tehan, despite the fact that tens of thousands of workers will lose his government s JobKeeper pandemic relief payments when they expire at the end of the month.
Television presenter Karl Stefanovic, master of ceremonies at a Tourism Australia industry event where Mr Tehan was the keynote speaker, interpreted the minister s entreaties - his first major address to the beleaguered industry - even more bluntly. Basically Australians should not be tight arses when it comes to taking a domestic holiday and spending up on one, said the moonlighting host of the Nine s
JobKeeper end fuels concerns for Queensland tourism operators facing an uncertain economic future abc.net.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from abc.net.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.