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South Australia’s share of the national tourism market grew significantly in 2020, giving the local industry hope for a strong recovery when spending returns to pre-COVID levels.
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South Australia’s peak tourism body, the Tourism Industry Council South Australia is on the hunt to find the state’s top tourism town, as voted by the public. Vote now for your favourite South Aussie town.
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In this week’s briefcase, a Perth company says it is inching closer to resuming production at the Honeymoon uranium mine in the north-east of SA, a historic Adelaide pub announces a major revamp and a local market research agency launches a full-service consulting firm.
Loans and aviation grants are expected to replace JobKeeper payments when the wage subsidy scheme ends on March 31, with the tourism industry fearing tens of thousands of jobs will be lost.
A State Government plan to expand its popular tourism voucher program to restaurants, tour operators and ticketed events has been welcomed by industry groups, but some businesses say they might not benefit from the “one incentive fits all” scheme unless the JobKeeper payment is extended.
Qantas has suffered a $100 million hit to its first quarter earnings after several states closed their borders in July in response to Victoria’s coronavirus outbreak.
