Grants of up to $500,000 each will be offered to South Australian tourism operators in an effort to boost the sector as it recovers from the coronavirus shutdowns.
The South Australian Government is offering grants of up to $500,000 to the state's tourism operators to boost the sector as it recovers from the coronavirus shutdowns.There has been a "silver lining", with closed borders encouraging domestic tourismPremier Steven Marshall said the $20 million Tourism Industry Development Fund was expected to directly create 1,400 ongoing jobs in the sector.
South Australia's tourism sector suffered a major collapse as the first wave of COVID-19 hit Australia in March. "People who have traditionally, in winter, travelled overseas are now saying: 'Well, look, let's make this an annual trip to outback South Australia or an annual trip to regional South Australia.'
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