| Rise up for cruise!

THE entire cruise, travel and tourism industry is being invited to participate in a national Day of Action to highlight the need for the lifting of the cruise ban and additional support.

A new Aussie Travel Action Group on Facebook has attracted more than 1,000 followers already, with the organisers coordinating visits to electorate offices of key Federal and State Parliamentarians on Tue 25 Jan.

Engaging with CLIA, CATO and AFTA, the group is focused on delivering the right messages to support the work they doing in Canberra, with key messages calling on Governments to allow the travel sector to trade normally, just like other parts of the economy.

“The overall message is that it is a day of sadness and desperation, that it has come to this where the industry feels compelled to leave their offices to alert the community and politicians to the parlous situation for the industry,” the group said.

MPs will also be urged to provide urgent financial support via AFTA’s proposed Travel Sector Skills Retention and Recovery Package.

It’s expected that gatherings will take place in Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Melbourne as well as some regional centres, with the industry urged to find out more by joining the Facebook group accessible HERE.