Travel agents hit hard by COVID-19 travel restrictions will be given more than $75 million in government support to help recover following the pandemic.
Under the scheme, financial support will be given to providers who help travellers rebook their trips using existing COVID-related travel credits.Tourism Minister Dan Tehan said the $75.5 million package would help support the tourism industry as it rebounds from COVID downturns. "Confidence is growing, Australians are booking holidays with their travel credits and our travel agents are in demand."
The new assistance package will be made up of grants of between $7500 and $90,000, based off previous turnover levels.A further 29 COVID-19 deaths were reported in Australia on Friday, with 11 of those in Queensland, nine in Victoria, six in NSW and three in SA.
Who uses travel agents now (except for the elderly)? Easier and cheaper to book online. You have to pay extra for them to do this if you are too lazy to turn on a computer.