Business by Tobias Jurss-Lewis
Premium Content  Border certainty will be more crucial than ever as JobKeeper comes to an end and struggling tourism operators in Queensland s premier destinations scramble to guarantee employment. Tourism leaders in north Queensland and the Whitsundays have joined in calling for a replacement to the wage subsidy fearing embattled operators will be disproportionately affected when the scheme ends in March. Tourism Tropical North Queensland chairman Ken Chapman said JobKeeper had prevented an economic catastrophe in Cairns but that an abrupt end to the scheme would be devastating for the region, where reef operators rely on international tourism for up to 70 per cent of their business.
Business by Tobias Jurss-Lewis
Premium Content  Border certainty will be more crucial than ever as JobKeeper comes to an end and struggling tourism operators in Queensland s premier destinations scramble to guarantee employment. Tourism leaders in north Queensland and the Whitsundays have joined in calling for a replacement to the wage subsidy fearing embattled operators will be disproportionately affected when the scheme ends in March. Tourism Tropical North Queensland chairman Ken Chapman said JobKeeper had prevented an economic catastrophe in Cairns but that an abrupt end to the scheme would be devastating for the region, where reef operators rely on international tourism for up to 70 per cent of their business.