Australian tourism bosses have warned that hotels could be forced out of business if the coronavirus outbreak continues to severely restrict visitor numbers.
Hotels in Cairns and the Gold Coast – both destinations supported by large numbers of visitors from China, South Korea and Japan – are advertising rooms at half the normal tariff this week. Heavy discounts are also on offer in major cities, though city markets are better insulated from the loss of an estimated 150,000 Chinese tourists who would otherwise be in Australia.
The chief executive of Tourism Accommodation Australia, Michael Johnson, said: “It would be fair to say we’re currently in this hole, but we don’t know how deep this hole is. I would say there’s certainly hotels and properties in locations that are suffering that may find themselves [facing closure] because the funds just aren’t available.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/mar/04/australian-hotels-face-ruin-if-coronavirus-impact-on-tourism-worsens-industry-chiefs-say
Hotels in Cairns and the Gold Coast – both destinations supported by large numbers of visitors from China, South Korea and Japan – are advertising rooms at half the normal tariff this week. Heavy discounts are also on offer in major cities, though city markets are better insulated from the loss of an estimated 150,000 Chinese tourists who would otherwise be in Australia.
The chief executive of Tourism Accommodation Australia, Michael Johnson, said: “It would be fair to say we’re currently in this hole, but we don’t know how deep this hole is. I would say there’s certainly hotels and properties in locations that are suffering that may find themselves [facing closure] because the funds just aren’t available.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/mar/04/australian-hotels-face-ruin-if-coronavirus-impact-on-tourism-worsens-industry-chiefs-say
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