Transcript, E&OE Topics: Funding for tourism operators affected by the bushfires. 19 January 2020 Lara Vella: Meantime the terrifying bushfires have not only destroyed our environment, it’s also tainting Australia’s reputation with international holidaymakers. Today the Government has announced a $76 million recovery package to boost the country’s tourism industry. For more on this we’re…
DetailsTranscript, E&OE Topics: Funding for tourism operators affected by the bushfires. 19 January 2020 Kathryn Robinson: Well, at the height of Australia’s bushfire crisis our nation was dominating global headlines with the hashtag AustraliaBurns trending on Twitter. Some feel it’s damaged Australia’s brand as a desirable tourism destination. Josh Szeps: Today the Federal Government is announcing…
DetailsTranscript, E&OE Topics: Funding for tourism operators affected by the bushfires. 19 January 2020 Matt Doran: Well, the damage being done to Australia’s tourism industry by the bushfire crisis can be revealed this morning and the figures are really worrying. The number of visitors from our key international markets are down by almost 40 per…
DetailsTranscript, E&OE Topics: US-China trade relations; Australian trade; Australia bushfire crisis. 16 January 2020 Deborah Knight: Now, no one likes a trade war, particularly when two of the biggest trading nations on our planet are involved. And now, after more than two years of tensions between the world’s largest economies — the US and China…
DetailsTranscript, E&OE Topics: The impact of bushfires on tourism and business. 16 January 2020 Ali Moore: What are you planning a holiday and any chance that you will head to those areas that have been bushfire affected once they are back in a position to host you because tourism has been absolutely decimated? The tourists…
DetailsTranscript, E&OE Topics: Tourism industry. 14 January 2020 Luke Grant: An Australian travel warning issued to US citizens has been downgraded. The alert level was, last week, upgraded to level 2 amid dangerous bushfires and concerns over air quality. It’s understood the Prime Minister was in direct contact with senior levels of the Trump administration…
DetailsTranscript, E&OE Topics: US Travel Advisory ban on travel to Australia; Australian tourism market. 14 January 2020 John MacKenzie: I’m cutting to the chase here this morning because we’ve got a very busy Simon Birmingham; he’s the Tourism Minister on the line. I want to talk to him about these developments. Now, I got some…
DetailsTranscript, E&OE Topic: Bushfire impact on tourism. 09 January 2020 Tom Tilley: And for more, I’m joined now by the Federal Minister for Tourism, Simon Birmingham, who’s in Adelaide this morning. Simon Birmingham, welcome back to Breakfast. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, Tom. It’s good to speak with you on RN. Tom Tilley: Yeah, great to speak to you…
DetailsTranscript, E&OE Topics: Bushfires effecting tourism on Kangaroo Island. 06 January 2020 Tony Pilkington: Keeping the tourist dollars flowing while bushfire ravaged communities are really struggling is Tourism Minister Simon Birmingham’s top priority immediately and he joins us on the program right now. Minister, good morning and welcome. How are you? Simon Birmingham: Hello…
DetailsTranscript, E&OE Topics: Tourism Australia ad in the UK, bushfires, Uluru. 26 December 2019 John Stanley: In the meantime, of course you wouldn’t know it was bushfire season, that all the smoke was heading over our cities because we’ve got this new tourism ad featuring Kylie Minogue. Now, I’ve been talking about this through…
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