New Year's bushfires will cost tourism industry $5BILLION
4 years, 11 months ago

New Year's bushfires will cost tourism industry $5BILLION

Daily Mail  

Australia's bushfires could cost the tourism industry $5billion by the end of the year. The Australian Tourism Export Council revealed that the tourism industry could lose more than $4.5 million in profits by the end of the year due to bushfires. Pictured: Firefighters combat a blaze in Blipin, on the outskirts of Sydney ATEC Managing Director Peter Shelley gave a 'conservative' estimate of $4.5 billion in lost profits for the tourism industry in 2020. 'ATEC's focus is on international arrivals, and we're seeing a lot of cancellations from our big key markets – America, Britain and China,' ATEC Managing Director Peter Shelley said. Pictured: Tourists taking photos of a smoky Sydney Harbour Tourism Australia paused the digital component of its $15-million Matesong campaign, launched on Christmas, starring Kylie Minogue and comedian Adam Hills earlier this month.

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Black Summer bushfires cost Australia billions in lost tourism, new research reveals
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Black Summer bushfires cost Australia billions in lost tourism, new research reveals

ABC  

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Australian towns that are becoming uninsurable amid fears a warmer and drier summer will lead to bushfires
1 year, 3 months ago

Australian towns that are becoming uninsurable amid fears a warmer and drier summer will lead to bushfires

Daily Mail  

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Busy summer predicted for Kangaroo Island tourism, three years after catastrophic bushfires
1 year, 6 months ago

Busy summer predicted for Kangaroo Island tourism, three years after catastrophic bushfires

ABC  

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The size of Australia's bushfire crisis captured in five big numbers
4 years, 10 months ago

The size of Australia's bushfire crisis captured in five big numbers

ABC  

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Bushfires and coronavirus twin disasters hit Australia's tourism sector
4 years, 10 months ago

Bushfires and coronavirus twin disasters hit Australia's tourism sector

ABC  

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‘We are a ghost town’: Counting the cost of Australia’s bushfires
4 years, 11 months ago

‘We are a ghost town’: Counting the cost of Australia’s bushfires

Al Jazeera  

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4 years, 11 months ago

Australia’s fires are burning through a key part of its economy — tourism

LA Times  

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Australian government says to support tourism industry as bushfires recede
4 years, 11 months ago

Australian government says to support tourism industry as bushfires recede

Firstpost  

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4 years, 11 months ago

Bushfire recovery package to tackle Australian tourism's 'biggest challenge in living memory'

ABC  

The Federal Government has announced a $76 million recovery package in response to this summer's bushfires, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison saying Australian tourism is facing "its biggest challenge in living memory". Key points: The recovery package includes funding to attract domestic and international visitors While money has also been allocated for grants for "new attractions" in bushfire affected regions …

Australian bushfire: Hamilton pledges $500,000 to charity
4 years, 11 months ago

Australian bushfire: Hamilton pledges $500,000 to charity

The Hindu  

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5 years ago

Ross Garnaut's climate change prediction is coming true and it's going to cost Australia billions, experts warn

ABC  

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Australia bushfire crisis: PM Morrison announces $2 billion for relief support
5 years ago

Australia bushfire crisis: PM Morrison announces $2 billion for relief support

The Hindu  

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Tourism Australia pulls Kylie Minogue's advert in the UK as Brits watch scenes of bushfire carnage
5 years ago

Tourism Australia pulls Kylie Minogue's advert in the UK as Brits watch scenes of bushfire carnage

Daily Mail  

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