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Overseas guests are afraid that the forest fire will not come! Australia's tourism sector loses 4.5 billion

Source: xkb.com.au
[Economic News]     17 Jan 2020
The Southern Ocean Resort on Kangaroo Island is in ruins. Overseas visitors scheduled to travel to the country have fallen by 10 to 20 per cent as a result of the forest fires and are expected to cost australia at least $4.5 billion in economic losses by the end of the year. According to the Australian Financial Review, the Australian Tourism Export Council said the year-on-year decline was likely...
Overseas guests are afraid that the forest fire will not come! Australia's tourism sector loses 4.5 billion

The Southern Ocean Resort on Kangaroo Island is in ruins. (Photo by the Australian Financial Review)


Overseas travelers scheduled to travel to australia have seen a drop of one to two per cent due to forest fires and are expected to cost australia at least $4.5 billion in economic losses by the end of the year.

According to the Australian Financial Review, the Australian Tourism Export Council said the year-on-year decline was likely to be more serious, with 70 per cent of its members experiencing travel cancellations, worth between $5,000 and $590,000.

Overseas guests are afraid that the forest fire will not come! Australia's tourism sector loses 4.5 billion

ATEC`s managing director says overseas tourism has been hit hard by the forest fire. (Photo by the Australian Financial Review)


As Peter Shelley, managing director of ATEC, the leading industry group for Australia`s tourism exports, shared with the media the findings of an internal survey of 850 members of the group:" ATEC is focusing on overseas visitors, we see major key markets and there are a lot of cancellations in the US, UK and China. "

Examples of cancellations include the scheduled cancellation of the entire trip by nine Chinese visitors to Australia during the Spring Festival, and a wealthy US couple who had originally booked several of the most exclusive luxury holiday houses in Australia. The couple had intended to stay in places including South Ocean Lodge, now a ruined South Australian Kangaroo Island, Qualia, Hamilton Island, Queensland, and Longiude 131, the northern-based Uluru.

Overseas guests are afraid that the forest fire will not come! Australia's tourism sector loses 4.5 billion

The contrast between the Southern Ocean vacation houses is startling. (Photo of Station 7)


Although the two resorts in the Queensland and Northern Territory were completely unaffected by haze or bushfires, the couple didn`t rebook South Australia`s accommodation and directly cancelled the entire order.

Shirley met with colleagues and federal immigrant minister Birmingham in Sydney`s CBD on Thursday. He said conservative estimates at this stage showed losses of $4.5 billion in the sector.

Overseas and domestic visitors bring in more than $130 billion a year to australia`s economics, accounting for $45 billion, which is now estimated to be a 10% loss.

According to the survey, the main reasons why overseas visitors cancel their trip to australia are fear and fear of air quality, as well as safety and the openness of scenic spots, lack of certainty and clarity about the recovery period of the forest fire, and the negative news of the destructive exaggeration of the forest fire.

Overseas guests are afraid that the forest fire will not come! Australia's tourism sector loses 4.5 billion

Tourism Australia`s official micro continued to support tourism development. (Photo by Australian Tourist Office)


On the other hand, Australia`s official tourism agency, Weibo, posted an article on Thursday actively promoting the tourism industry.

"Tourism is essential to help restore areas affected by wildfires," the paper said. The Australian Tourism Board will provide support for these areas to help them meet tourists again. At present, these regions are also working to recover as soon as possible, hoping to receive visitors from all over the world again in the near future. Meanwhile, Australia`s hundreds of thousands of small and medium-sized travel providers are still operating properly. "

We are well aware that recent visitors from around the world are eager to get the most accurate information from official platforms. We will also continue to push Australia`s wonderful destination experience on the social media platform. "

The Australian embassy and consulate in China subsequently forwarded the Weibo and said:" Currently Queensland, Tasmania, Western Australia, the Northern Territory and parts of other states are not affected by the wildfires, and visitors planning to travel to Australia can get real-time information about Australia`s wildfire-affected areas through the official website of the@AustralianTourisa. "

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