Chinese visitors were 'incredibly important' to Australia's pre-pandemic tourism industry. But with visitation numbers from China yet to bounce back, operators say they have pivoted to new markets.
abc.net.au/news/tourism-operators-unfazed-covid-19-testing-china-visitors/101821444Tourism operators say mandatory COVID-19 testing for Chinese travellers entering Australia is unlikely to impact the local market significantly — at least in the short term.Chinese visitors to Australia will have to do a COVID test before they leave China as cases surge
"The fact that Chinese visitation during COVID was zero — the growth will be slower than it would have been [without restrictions] but there's still growth, so that's a positive."Destination Phillip Island general manager Kim Storey said if testing requirements remained in place, the move by the government would take several months to have an impact.
"I think it's going to take a long time to recover the Chinese tourism market to the area," Ms Storey said. Robyn Ryder, an Airbnb property owner at Sea Lake in Victoria's Mallee region, said she was hopeful COVID testing would not have a big impact on those travelling from China."The international Chinese just haven't been coming back in the numbers we had prior to COVID. But we certainly hope they do."
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