NT happy to roll out the welcome mat for more visitors from Victoria
VICTORIANS have become one of the Northern Territory’s largest interstate holiday source markets and it’s great to see visitor numbers from the state increased in the last financial year, despite the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.
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VICTORIANS have become one of the Northern Territory’s largest interstate holiday source markets and it’s great to see visitor numbers from the state increased in the last financial year, despite the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.
A total of 207,000 visitors came to the NT from Victoria in the year ending June 2020, an increase of 7 per cent, with total expenditure of $286m.
The growth in visitor numbers occurred primarily during 2019, before COVID-19.
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We know this pandemic has wreaked havoc on the NT’s tourism industry, and now the government is working hard to target that Victorian market as travel restrictions ease.
We are now starting to see more regional Victorians trickle into the Territory now that the COVID-19 hot spot declaration for that part of the state was lifted earlier this month.
The Chief Minister has flagged the NT may open up to Melbourne very soon, as the city continues to stretch its streak of no new cases to 12 days.
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We know there’s a pent-up demand for a lot of Victorians to get out and travel again, so if you’ve got friends and family down there, this festive season is the perfect time to pull out the welcome mat for them.
Tell them to make the most of the $5m NT Summer Sale, which offers consumers $200 off every $1000 spent on a Territory booking made through campaign partners, up to a maximum of $1000 discount.
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