Tourism operators are suffering under skyrocketing insurance, staff shortages, and mental anguish: How can we fix it?
Gabrielle Lindsay-Smith and Joanne Pyke
July 6, 2021
The Great Ocean Road is a major tourism attraction in Victoria. Source: Unsplash.
With much of Australia in and out of lockdowns over the past month, tourism operators are reeling.
The current lockdown in Sydney has been disastrous for operators during what is normally one of the busiest times of the year school holidays. Tourism and hospitality-related business are eligible for government grants up to $10,000, but for some, this still may not be enough.
The same goes for tourism operators along the Western Australia coast, due to the snap lockdown in the Perth and Peel regions. Said one lodge owner in the resort town of Kalbarri:
Tourism operators are reeling from lockdowns, but the barriers to a full post-COVID recovery go far deeper
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