Fox Glacier Top 10 Holiday Park owner Steve Edwards says the West Coast glacier towns have had a tough five years.
The Government has been accused of passing the buck to Development West Coast (DWC) and not helping struggling tourism businesses in South Westland.
Tourism Minister Stuart Nash met with business owners in Franz Josef Glacier on Tuesday to tell them the Government could not save every business, but was working on a support package to help them until the borders reopened.
Nash said he had hoped Development West Coast (DWC) could release 10 per cent of its almost $128 million fund to help businesses get through the Covid-19 pandemic, but the trustees agreed to release only $5m.