Transcript, 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…
DetailsTranscript, E&OE Topics: New tourism campaign targeting the UK. 26 December 2019 Simon Birmingham: This is an incredibly exciting campaign, the launch of Matesong in the United Kingdom is about inspiring Brits to keep visiting Australia in huge numbers. Some 700,000 visitors from the UK come to Australia each and every year, they…
DetailsTranscript, E&OE Topics: New tourism campaign targeting the UK. 26 December 2019 Question: Just a little bit about what this campaign is? Simon Birmingham: This is really a campaign to try to aim at the hearts of UK tourists, to get them to think well yes, it’s been a bit of a tough time here…
DetailsTranscript, E&OE Topics: New tourism campaign targeting the UK. 26 December 2019 Question: Minister, it’s a pretty competitive market. What are you guys hoping to achieve with this ad? Simon Birmingham: We really want to capture the attention and the hearts and minds of British tourists. We know that by using Kylie Minogue, Shane Warne,…
DetailsTranscript, E&OE Topics: Submarine Maintenance Jobs; SA’s Water Security. 09 December 2019 David Bevan: Simon Birmingham is the Federal Minister for Trade but he’s South Australia’s leading Liberal MP. He joins us now. Good morning, Simon Birmingham. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, David and Ali. David Bevan: Well on the subs, West Australian Premier Mark McGowan says he’d be…
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