The NSW Business Chamber Survey recently conducted a survey on tourism, with the aim of supporting NSW tourism’s bushfire recovery efforts. The key take outs?
- There has been a significant impact on tourism businesses with 67% of respondents reporting that they had either cancelled trips or were thinking about cancelling.
- Holidaymakers want to return but are hesitant – the main concerns are safety, access, the potential for cancellation and general stress/uncertainty.
- 96% would consider returning, but of that only 11 % would return immediately.
- 10% were more likely to holiday in affected areas as a result of the bushfires.