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Virgin in a bind over thousands of jobs as Qantas cuts fares
Virgin has rejected claims that it has plans to sack thousands more workers when the JobKeeper subsidy ends in March.
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Virgin has rejected claims that it has plans to sack thousands more workers when the JobKeeper subsidy ends in March.
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Tourism operators fear the ongoing uncertainty around the status of Queensland’s borders is scaring away interstate travellers from booking holidays in the Sunshine State over the peak Christmas period.
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The tourism sector experienced a significant downturn since the emergence of the COVID-19 but one Brisbane hotel has found a novel way of shining a light on the issue while also brightening the lives of local residents.
Queenslanders are expected to be able to travel within the state under the fast-tracked lifting of travel restrictions to be announced this weekend, but the Prime Minister has demanded it’s not enough and the state needed to justify its decision to keep the border shut.
The massively underspent JobKeeper scheme won’t be expanded to workers who missed out, but it could be used to support the battered tourism sector.
The anticipated easing of travel restrictions, pending continued positive results on crushing the coronavirus curve, still won’t solve all of tourism’s ills across Queensland.
The Gold Coast is sharpening its claws for a “cat fight” for the domestic tourism dollar that is expected to erupt when travel restrictions are relaxed.