| CLIA update 11 Aug 21

WITH Joel Katz, MD, CLIA Australasia – #givetravelashot:
Cruise Weekly’s #givetravelashot
campaign is a fantastic initiative
and highlights the importance to
all of us in travel and tourism of
Australia reaching its vaccination
targets ASAP.
Alongside the #letsgetto80
hashtag, it spells out exactly what
we need to achieve before borders
reopen and the travel sector has a
chance to recover.
So many rely on Australia
reaching that threshold where
80% of adults are vaccinated
against coronavirus and we can
start to travel more freely both
domestically and internationally.
For cruising, it also emphasises
how critical it is that the sector is
incorporated into Australia’s fourphase plan for reopening.
Now that our governments have
agreed to progress this four-phase
plan, CLIA is making it a key focus
of our lobbying.
We have already had initial
discussions about including cruise
in the plan and are seeking further
engagement with governments to
make it happen.
To help reinforce our efforts,
we’re urging supporters to hold
their own meetings with MPs,
to show how the current crisis is
impacting Aussies – see our Meet
Your MP page to find out more.
With your help, we want to
ensure #givetravelashot is not only
a beacon for travel but also a path
forward for cruising.