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Subscriber only Tourism leaders have continued their attack on the Budget after being shut out of the Federal Government s spending spree. With no new measures announced on Tuesday night, Queensland tourism operators remain fearful amid dire predictions that up to a quarter of the state s 40,000 tourism businesses will go broke before the coronavirus pandemic is over. Tourism and Transport Forum CEO Margy Osmond had lobbied for a new round of JobKeeper-style payments for tourism workers affected by the pandemic but was left disappointed by the lack of new initiatives. Our tourism industry, the major ongoing economic casualty from COVID with hundreds of thousands of jobs lost so far, has missed out on any major new funding which, put simply, is a recipe for further job losses for our sector, she said.
Scenic Eclipse 2021 Kimberley program shelved Continued uncertainty for regulatory approvals brings about program s demise
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Scenic Eclipse, to Australian waters next month.
The luxury cruise operator had planned to operate the six-star “Discovery Yacht” in the Kimberley on six one-way voyages between Darwin and Broome, from 19 June to 8 August 2021.
Scenic cited “continued uncertainty” for permits and approval processes for the decision to terminate the program.
In a statement, Scenic Group said: “Over the past few months, Scenic has been working closely with industry bodies such as the Cruise Line Industry Association (CLIA) and the relevant Federal, State and Territory Government authorities, agencies and national health committees, to ensure we comply with all the protocols to operate in the Kimberley region.
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(SitNews) Juneau, Alaska - Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy last week sent the State of Alaska’s
Impacts to Alaska from 2020/2021 Cruise Ship Season Cancellation report to the White House, detailing the economic impacts and attributing a $3 billion gross state product loss each year the cruise season does not take place. Alaska’s port communities have been severely impacted by the loss of cruise ships in 2020 and 2021 as a result of the pandemic. The recent extension of the conditional sail order through November 2021 by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) ensures no cruise ships will bring passengers to Alaskan communities for the 2021 season.