SA Govt backs £10 flights to entice UK backpackers
The State Government is subsidising £10 return airfares for British and Irish backpackers to travel to South Australia in a bid to rejuvenate the state’s visitor economy.
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The South Australian Tourism Commission campaign will see 200 Qatar Airways return flights priced at just £10 – roughly $A17 – available to eligible British and Irish citizens from May.
Typical airfares between Australia and the UK cost around £800.
The eligibility criteria require interested travellers to hold a working holiday visa and be able to travel to Adelaide before September 30.
The registration process is through tour operator Trailfinders, with backpackers also required to buy a holiday starter pack from the agency.
Minister for Tourism Zoe Bettison said the campaign would help rejuvenate the state’s backpacker economy, worth upwards of $47 million in 2019.
“Whether it’s in our bars, restaurants, wineries and hotels, or on our outback stations and farms, there are so many ways that Brits and Irish citizens can work in Adelaide and across regional South Australia, helping to not only fill roles but provide an economic and cultural exchange benefit which advantages both sides of the globe,” she said in a statement.
Around 27,000 people on working holiday visas visited South Australia in 2019, according to the State Government.
