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The other issue that is unfolding, is the drop off in tourism to the Alice Springs Uluru area, it will be a massive drop in earnings for the indigenous industries centered there. It is a long way to go, to look at a rock, I personally can't see the numbers recovering.
Interesting that Uluru numbers have dropped so much pre climb closure and post climb closure..

[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-08/alice-springs-nt-tourism-operators-concerned-at-low-visitation/103079704[/URL]

The Northern Territory's newly appointed tourism minister claims there is a strategy in place to revitalise Central Australia's tourism industry, which is continuing to haemorrhage millions of dollars in lost visitation.

Key points:
Central Australian tourism is continuing to struggle, as the drive market lags behind
Some businesses have reported a drop in bookings of up to 50 per cent compared to last year
Operators say cost of living pressures, expensive airfares and crime concerns are to blame

Minister Joel Bowden, who was promoted to the role late last month, said there were plans to invest more in the drive market and attract domestic and international tourists, but he was "yet to get across" the details of it.

Visitor numbers to Uluru have also stayed sluggish, with year-to-date visitor numbers of 164,678, compared with more than 300,000 in 2017.

<blockquote data-quote="sptrawler" data-source="post: 1251323" data-attributes="member: 28038">The other issue that is unfolding, is the drop off in tourism to the Alice Springs Uluru area, it will be a massive drop in earnings for the indigenous industries centered there. It is a long way to go, to look at a rock, I personally can&#039;t see the numbers recovering. Interesting that Uluru numbers have dropped so much pre climb closure and post climb closure..[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-08/alice-springs-nt-tourism-operators-concerned-at-low-visitation/103079704[/URL]The Northern Territory&#039;s newly appointed tourism minister claims there is a strategy in place to revitalise Central Australia&#039;s tourism industry, which is continuing to haemorrhage millions of dollars in lost visitation.<h2>Key points:</h2>
<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Central Australian tourism is continuing to struggle, as the drive market lags behind</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Some businesses have reported a drop in bookings of up to 50 per cent compared to last year</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Operators say cost of living pressures, expensive airfares and crime concerns are to blame</li>
</ul>Minister Joel Bowden, who was promoted to the role late last month, said there were plans to invest more in the drive market and attract domestic and international tourists, but he was &quot;yet to get across&quot; the details of it.Visitor numbers to Uluru have also stayed sluggish, with year-to-date visitor numbers of 164,678, compared with more than 300,000 in 2017.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="sptrawler, post: 1251323, member: 28038"] The other issue that is unfolding, is the drop off in tourism to the Alice Springs Uluru area, it will be a massive drop in earnings for the indigenous industries centered there. It is a long way to go, to look at a rock, I personally can't see the numbers recovering. Interesting that Uluru numbers have dropped so much pre climb closure and post climb closure.. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-08/alice-springs-nt-tourism-operators-concerned-at-low-visitation/103079704[/URL] The Northern Territory's newly appointed tourism minister claims there is a strategy in place to revitalise Central Australia's tourism industry, which is continuing to haemorrhage millions of dollars in lost visitation. [HEADING=1]Key points:[/HEADING] [LIST] [*]Central Australian tourism is continuing to struggle, as the drive market lags behind [*]Some businesses have reported a drop in bookings of up to 50 per cent compared to last year [*]Operators say cost of living pressures, expensive airfares and crime concerns are to blame [/LIST] Minister Joel Bowden, who was promoted to the role late last month, said there were plans to invest more in the drive market and attract domestic and international tourists, but he was "yet to get across" the details of it. Visitor numbers to Uluru have also stayed sluggish, with year-to-date visitor numbers of 164,678, compared with more than 300,000 in 2017. [/QUOTE]

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