According to Mirage News, the Australian news site, the Labour's tourism policy agenda was welcomed by the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Tourism, a high-peak agency of the Australian Tourism Group, which promised to continue to invest in infrastructure, branch air and the Tourism Australia.
""Tourism is one of the most successful industries in Australia. The industry not only contributes to the economic development and employment opportunities, but also embraces the world to embrace the free movement of people with long-lived experience. Australia needs to take full advantage of the massive expansion of major overseas markets, including our Asian neighbours, China, India and Indonesia."," said John Hart, executive director of the Australian Chamber of Commerce.
Hart said: "in 2018, the number of Chinese traveling abroad is estimated to be 151 million, of which 1.3 million Chinese tourists travel to Australia, and that number is expected to increase. The recently released National tourist Survey (National Visitors Survey) also reflects the growth of the domestic tourism market. "
He said: "increasing the Australian Tourism Board's budget by A $25 million will help capitalize on existing tourism marketing investments with a return of 16: 1. Investment in agricultural tourism has been very popular, and in fiscal year 2015-2016, the Australian tourist Board attracted nearly 1.8 million domestic and international visitors to Australian farms, an annual growth rate of more than 9 percent. ""
"We also welcome the commitment to support regional airlines, existing tourism services and infrastructure, but in order to realize our potential, this must be accompanied by financial support in order to develop more aviation routes," he said. Increasing access to aviation is essential for wider dissemination and sustained tourism growth. We also note that Labour has pledged A $6 million to (Quality Tourism Framework), an Australian member of the Australian Tourism Council (Australian Tourism Industry Council) initiative. "(Cheng Pei-Yan)