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August 2020 Update: From the Chief Executive

– Sun, 23 Aug 2020 22:30:00 GMT – 0

Are we there yet?

A journey without a map, without a known path and without visible landmarks takes a toll on our spirits and our energy. It seems we will have to muster all our resilience and collective ingenuity to figure out how we can re-imagine a bright future. Reaching out, working together and sharing our problems and our hopes is more important than ever. The tourism industry is all about people, about bringing them together, about ‘looking up’, about opening our minds and finding that special place. We must be part of the way out of this, for our economy, for our community, for our people and for ourselves.

Queensland Border Closure

– Thu, 06 Aug 2020 23:00:00 GMT – 0

This week’s announcement of the hard border closure to NSW and the ACT was another dispiriting indication that the path out of the COVID-19 crisis will be long and difficult for the community and for the tourism industry.

Apart from the immediate impact on bookings, travel and flight schedules, perhaps the worst part is that it snuffed out the hope that we were on a straight path to gradually ease restrictions. We are now back to complete uncertainty, making business and workforce planning very difficult.

Another Crippling Blow

– Wed, 05 Aug 2020 22:30:00 GMT – 0

The tourism industry is left grappling with the announcement by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to close the Queensland border to NSW and ACT, in addition to Victoria.

The Queensland Tourism Industry Council (QTIC), Chief Executive Daniel Gschwind voiced his concerns for the future of the tourism industry in these uncertain times.

What Happening August 2020

August 2020 Update: From the Chief Executive

Queensland Border Closure

Another Crippling Blow

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