From Broome, to Busselton, Exmouth and Kalbarri, holidaymakers from Perth are cancelling their bookings, leaving regional tourism operators once again bearing the brunt of a COVID-19 lockdown.Regional tourism operators are concerned about the potential impactAlready hit by cancellations from Victoria and the lockdown in New South Wales, accommodation and tour businesses sayEven closer to the city, tourism is suffering.
Gecko Lodge owner Paul Loffler said the whole town was booked out for the holidays, mostly by people from Perth."Not just the accommodation part, as in Gecko Lodge, but all the businesses in Kalbarri. "Everyone was looking forward to a really good July holidays, so hopefully the lockdown will work and we'll be back to business."
Premier Mark McGowan acknowledged the strain the lockdown was placing on businesses and promised to announce a support package in coming days.
Your focus on the business impacts of sound public health decisions is worthy of the AFR. Any danger of returning to balanced coverage? What are the impacts of NOT going into lockdown? How many elderly would die if it got into aged care again? auspol ThisisNotJournalism
Disaster?
Another financial hit for small businesses, I do feel sorry for them. I am surprised they still have a business, In saying that I think most of them support the lockdowns. Their just disappointed the govts have not come up with a less destructive way to keep us safe. 🤔
This is in Canada. 47 degrees Celsius. Why are you not covering this?
Oh, FFS, . A major earthquake is a disaster. A tidal wave is a disaster. A huge flood or bushfire is a disaster. Cancelled holiday bookings? NOT 'a disaster'. Stop trying to undermine essential pandemic control measures with this bs language.
See the abc continually driving the fear and panic, revelling in covid and all the drama and soap opera they can create with it.