	{"id":37444,"date":"2021-02-04T00:52:31","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T14:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/?p=37444"},"modified":"2021-02-04T00:52:31","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T14:52:31","slug":"tourism-trouble-peak-bodies-back-direct-support-for-tourism-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/tourism-trouble-peak-bodies-back-direct-support-for-tourism-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourism trouble: Peak bodies back direct support for tourism sector"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE Great Ocean Road\u2019s peak tourism body has added its voice to the push for a tourism-specific variant of JobKeeper as the subsidy\u2019s legislated end on March 28 draws closer.<\/p>\n<p>Great Ocean Road Regional Tourism (GORRT) is also concerned about the continuing impacts of the absence of international tourists and the uncertainty about state border closures, as is Tourism Greater Geelong and the Bellarine (TGGB).<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ttf.org.au\/\">Tourism and Transport Forum<\/a> (TTF) has been pushing for months for JobKeeper to continue, and commissioned research that found the NSW COVID-19 outbreak and resulting border restrictions pushed spending down by $6.8 billion from December 24 to January 31, and forecasted potential job losses of almost 320,000 by September if JobKeeper was not extended, including 85,300 Victorian jobs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will need further support in the form of something that looks, walks and talks like JobKeeper, even if it does not go by this name, if we are to have any chance of surviving then recovering,\u201d TTF chief executive Margy Osmond said last month.<\/p>\n<p>GORRT board chair Wayne Kayler-Thomson said GORRT still projected the international market would not return to the Great Ocean Road \u2013 Victoria\u2019s most popular destination for overseas travellers &#8211; until 2023.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to need support because there\u2019s going to be increasing competition for that market, so we need to be prepared for that,\u201d Mr Kayler-Thomson said<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can\u2019t wait until 2023; we need to be starting to work towards how we might position Victoria\u2019s assets, particularly the regional assets like the Great Ocean Road.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>TGGB executive director Brett Ince said several local operators relied heavily on the international market, particularly the wildlife and experience industries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are certainly supporting what the TTF CEO is saying in terms of direct support,\u201d Mr Ince said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJobKeeper is one of those policies that has got a lot of these businesses through.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr Kayler-Thomson said Victoria was now effectively disadvantaged because of the lockdown and border closures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile we\u2019ve had a busy summer season, after the Australia Day weekend, projections of accommodation bookings fall away very dramatically,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are question marks about whether domestic visitors will fill that gap, but we need to be focusing on it anyway, because that\u2019s the best way to do it, and that includes the need to attract interstate visitors as well as those out of Melbourne.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of uncertainty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr Ince said he appreciated the need for the restrictions, as there would be no tourism industry if there was a COVID-19 outbreak here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut it does certainly show the importance of us continuing to work our Victorian markets to make sure we sustain our visitation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The federal Coalition has consistently emphasised the temporary nature of JobKeeper.<\/p>\n<p>At the weekend, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the Queensland government should \u201cput their hands in their pockets\u201d instead of asking for JobKeeper to be extended.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll continue to monitor it (the tourism sector) and we\u2019ll provide additional support where necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Victorian Liberal Senator Sarah Henderson said the Coalition had just launched a $5 million campaign across national advertising, TV and event sponsorships to encourage Australians to book a holiday in Australia this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur tourism industry is so important because it supports more than 666,000 local jobs, and every dollar spent on an Australian holiday this year will help our tourism sector,\u201d Ms Henderson said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE Great Ocean Road\u2019s peak tourism body has added its voice to the push for a tourism-specific variant of JobKeeper as the subsidy\u2019s legislated end on March 28 draws closer. 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