The Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC) has called for action on faster visitor visa issue, as some international visitors choose to travel to competing destinations due to the uncertainty of timely Australian visa approvals.
Many airlines bet employees would return to work when travel started to resume in 2022 and rapidly increased their Spring/Summer schedules as a result, says Ralph Hollister, travel and tourism analyst at GlobalData.
The number of passengers flying domestically in April 2022 was the highest it has been since the pandemic began, but jet fuel prices have surged to record levels and airfares are set to increase in the coming months, the ACCC’s latest Airline Competition in Australia report reveals.
The Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC) has called for action on faster visitor visa issue, as some international visitors choose to travel to competing destinations due to the uncertainty of timely Australian visa approvals.
Many airlines bet employees would return to work when travel started to resume in 2022 and rapidly increased their Spring/Summer schedules as a result, says Ralph Hollister, travel and tourism analyst at GlobalData.
The number of passengers flying domestically in April 2022 was the highest it has been since the pandemic began, but jet fuel prices have surged to record levels and airfares are set to increase in the coming months, the ACCC’s latest Airline Competition in Australia report reveals.
