Could Covid give New Zealand's struggling tourism sector a chance to go green?
Shaun Kelly, owner-operator of the Absoloot Backpackers in Queenstown, says his hostel is operating at 25% occupancy and that he does not expect the outlook to improve for the rest of the year. “In terms of the business environment, to be honest, it’s awful … Any evidence to say that we’re doing OK is wrong.” Many communities more than a few hours’ drive from major centres – such as the West Coast glacier towns Franz Josef and Fox, Te Anau and Lake Wānaka – are suffering the same pressures. They have been left out of New Zealand’s Covid-19 success story, Kelly says. “It w...
Source: theguardian.com