It’s not all ‘doom and gloom’ for tourism industry

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Last week, the federal government released modelling showing the Australian tourism industry will lose $55 billion this year, thanks to COVID-19 and its associated restrictions and closures. That is, if states keep their borders closed and other restrictions continue.

However, it’s not all bad news, with new data from Tourism Research Australia showing domestic spending in the sector rebounded by $1 billion in June as Australians holiday at home:

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.