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He said he had resized his business from 65 staff to 15 because of the impact of Covid-19 on tourism. “It certainly has not been easy for any of us. I know that some of my team have struggled.”
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Fox Glacier Guiding chief executive Rob Jewell says he welcomes the offer of mental wellbeing support for tourism-dependant communities. He said he hoped his peers in the industry would also take up the offer given the pain and hardship he had seen in the community as a result of the absence of international tourists. “I’ve just seen the pain that has been evident in the communities.”
Aussies have been trickling into the South Island during the first week of the trans-Tasman bubble, but most are visiting family and friends rather than boosting local businesses.