Australian Tourism Hopes Australians Look to Their Own Backyard

As Christmas approaches many people’s travels plan have been changing. With International boarders closed and domestic boarders slowly opening up, Australia’s largest service industry is crying out for Australian tourists. But will a rise in domestic tourists be enough to cover the hole made by the loss of international travelers?

Soofia Tariq asked Simon Westaway, Executive Director of the Australian Tourism Industry Council about the impacts of Covid on tourism and its future.