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Big investors swoop on hot tourism sector
Australia's $50 billion tourism sector is in the middle of a generational change, as entrepreneurs exit and big investors pile in.
It’s a riddle that Lucas Couper can’t solve.
Australia’s tourism sector is worth $50 billion a year. And yet it only provides a handful of ASX-listed companies, and only one – Ardent Leisure – that has a market capitalisation above $500 million.
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James Thomson is senior Chanticleer columnist based in Melbourne. He was the Companies editor and editor of BRW Magazine. Connect with James on Twitter. Email James at j.thomson@afr.com
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