Six months to save NZ's international tourist sector: export council

Six months to save NZ's international tourist sector: export council
Pattrick Smellie
There will be “no international tourism offering in New Zealand” within three to six months without urgent, additional government funding, the Tourist Export Council warns the government in a position paper published today.Forecasting a recovery period of at least five years before international tourist numbers rebound to pre-covid levels, the council says ‘lifeline’ support to the land transport and accommodation sectors are particularly vital as they were not eligible in earlier tourism rescue packages.NZ’s inter...

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