The Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC) welcomes today’s announcement from the Federal Government of an additional $60 million in funding to support the industry’s post Covid recovery. “This funding aligns with our budget asks and will help some of the …

Maintaining international border closures is no longer a viable or sensible approach to containing covid infection and is simply damaging the recovery of a range of important industries including tourism, hospitality and farming, the Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC) said …

Australia’s tourism industry needs certainty, guidance and commitment to keep the borders open from all levels of government in light of the new omicron COVID variant and any future variants. The industry is poised to welcome back international visitors and, …

Today’s release of the Reimagining the Visitor Economy expert panel report provides a thorough outline of the challenges and opportunities ahead for Australia’s tourism industry. The Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC) has welcomed the report and congratulates the expert panel, …

The announcement of the return of visitors from Japan and South Korea along with Working Holiday Makers which will begin to flow from 1 December is more welcome news for the inbound tourism industry as it works towards recovery. While …

Today’s announcement of the return of Working Holiday Makers (WHMs) is welcome news for Australian tourism and agricultural businesses, where shortages of labour across the nation have become acute since COVID border lockdowns in March 2020. The Working Holiday Maker …

Australia’s tourism industry is finally seeing light at the end of a very long tunnel with the announcement that Singaporean tourists will be free to visit Australia from 21 November and the expansion of and the expansion of TGA recognised …

Today’s announcement that Qantas will speed up its timetable for the resumption of flights to a number of markets over the next three months is a further positive sign for Australia’s tourism industry. “This is another strong sign that Australia …

Australia’s export tourism industry is urgently awaiting the announcement of a date for the reopening of our international border, bringing the return of international visitors and the restart of business after 18 months of no revenue. With last week’s announcement …

Today’s announcement by the New South Wales Government of the lifting of quarantine for international travellers from 1 November is the key the industry has been desperately waiting for. The leadership shown by the NSW Government will drive Australia’s reopening …