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The indefinite ban on international travel and enthusiastic Melburnians fanning through the regions after months of lockdown are driving a two-tier tourism recovery that may deliver the best summer ever to parts of the state while Melbourne endures one of its worst.
The city relies on foreign and interstate visitors for more than 70 per cent of its tourism spend and its woes have been worsened by the ongoing uncertainty in the events sector and a 30 per cent crowd limit on the Boxing Day test, according to the Victorian Tourism Industry Council.
Melbourne’s recovery has been further cast into uncertainty by coronavirus outbreaks in Sydney which are shutting down Christmas travel between the nation’s two biggest cities.