Peter Gutwein,Premier
The Tasmanian Government welcomes today’s announcement from the Australian Government of further support for our tourism industry.
The package will include half-price airfares for visitors to Launceston, Devonport and Burnie, bringing visitors to Tasmania and providing a boost for local tourism operators that have done it tough through COVID-19.
It will bring more travellers keen to spend in our hotels and cafes, meaning more jobs and investment for the tourism and aviation sectors, and more money into regional businesses and our economy.
While Hobart remains a major drawcard for travellers, for many years we have been working to encourage more travellers to explore all areas of our State, spreading the economic benefit more widely, so this package will build on this important work.
Tony Rehal from Brisbane enjoys Fathers Day at the beach with his 5-year-old daughter Kyah at Mooloolaba. Picture: Lachie Millard The September quarter results comparison showed the Gold Coast had 463,000 visitors at an increase of 4.8 per cent, Tropical North Queensland had 436,000 visitors at an increase of 8.7 per cent. Brisbane, however, had more than 1 million intrastate visitors but the numbers were 8.2 per cent lower than 2019. Visit Sunshine Coast believes the results came from a targeted drive market for people within 300km of the region after the most lucrative markets in NSW, Victoria and South Australia were locked out. Visit Sunshine Coast CEO Matt Stoeckel said the policy of targeting an intrastate market had insulated the region from being the worst impacted by COVID-19.
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(Dec-2020) The Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) examines Australia’s tourism performance through an economic lens. This summary of the TSA looks at the impacts of COVID-19 on this performance and sheds light on where these were felt most deeply.
We use TSA data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) to report on:
the value of goods and services consumed by visitors
the resulting contribution to Gross Domestic Product (GDP), international trade and employment.
This information helps industry and governments monitor performance and support strategies for recovery and future growth.
Disruptions in the tourism sector
Australiaâs tourism industry experienced sustained growth from 2009 to 2019. Previous TSAs therefore held a positive outlook. This is in stark contrast to the present situation.