TOURISM – GOVERNMENT POLICY – AUSTRALIA

Anger at withdrawal from UN tourism body

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Original article by Lisa Allen
The Australian – Page: 21 : 12-Dec-14

Australian tourism executives have criticised the Federal Government for cancelling its membership of the United Nations’ World Tourism Organisation. Some 156 countries are members of the international agency, but the Government has decided that the cost of membership is not justified. Tourism & Transport Forum CEO Margy Osmond notes the tourism industry’s significant contribution to the Australian economy

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UNITED NATIONS. WORLD TOURISM ORGANISATION, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE, AUSTRALIAN TOURISM EXPORT COUNCIL LIMITED, TTF AUSTRALIA LIMITED, TTF AUSTRALIA LIMITED TOURISM AND TRANSPORT FORUM

Radical plan for tourism

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Original article by Joanna Mather
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 7 : 30-Oct-14

Senator David Leyonhjelm has proposed a number of measures to stimulate growth in Australia’s tourism sector. He would like the age limit on working holiday visas to be raised or removed. Holiday-makers who work in tourism jobs should be able to extend their visas by 12 months. He believes that people employed in restaurants should not be paid more when they work on a Saturday or Sunday

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RESTAURANT AND CATERING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA INCORPORATED, LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY