Australia’s Northern Territory (NT ) Government will invest $12.8 million (US$9.1 million) into attracting international travellers and workers back to the NT after pandemic border closures and restrictions have led to critical skill shortages across the Territory. The incentives will capitalise on the Federal Government’s recent announcement that international borders will re-open to fully vaccinated travellers on Feb.21, in an attempt to reinvigorate a visitor economy that was worth $2.4 billion (US$1.71 billion) a year to the NT before the pandemic. In a media release on Monday, Tourism and Hospitality Minister Natasha Fyles said that the re-opening of the international border provides an opportunity for the Territory to introduce new measures to help businesses gain momentum. Among the measures to be funded is the $2.6 million (US$1.85 million) Working Holiday Maker Campaign and Tourism and Hospitality Turbo Charge, a highly-targeted interstate and overseas marketing campaign to attract around 2,000 new tourism and …
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