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Travel rules:  Tourism industry reacts to new restrictions
Tourism operators have called on the government to change “ludicrous” rules that force Territorians ­returning from interstate to spend two weeks in a high-­vax zone from December 20.
Regional operators and employers fear the border rules will further devastate tourism and cost business operators and employees their livelihoods.
The leaders of the Territory’s peak tourism bodies say the industry has already lost millions since Covid  and more uncertainty is simply too hard.
Tourism Central Australia chief executive Danial Rochford  
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These decisions will have significant implications for the tourism sector in Central Australia and in particular travel in and out of Uluru.
Mr Rochford has urged the Government to adopt a bubble to at least allow visitors to Uluru, the jewel in Central Australia’s tourism crown.
Under the changes, fully vaccinated travellers arriving in the NT from Covid-19 hot spots will no longer need to home quarantine. 
They will instead face two PCR tests within their first six days in the Territory and must stay in high vaccination zones such as Darwin for 14 days after arrival in the Territory - regardless of where they’re arriving from.
Tourism Top End general manager Glen Hingley said he had been flooded with calls for information from businesses and employees following the announcement.
Tourism Top End general manager Glen Hingley
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Effectively, regional operators have lost all their customers in the foreseeable future from December 20 and the only customers they can rely on are Territorians who haven’t been outside the Territory travelling regionally.
																																								

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