Getting back in the groove

SINCE March 2020, thousands of Australians whose livelihoods are attached to a vibrant hospitality and tourism industry have faced uncertainty as Covid-19 caused major disruption to our everyday lives.

Keeping our community safe must always be our number one priority. Our industry’s future depends upon reducing the impact of Covid-19 in our community and providing a safe environment for people to live, work and socialise. The Covid-19 pandemic response in Australia is an illustration of how much can be achieved when governments, industry, unions and scientists work together to create a safe environment for our community. Supporting the vaccination targets adopted by governments and informed by scientists will help the hospitality and tourism industry reopen, stay open and, in time, recover. That is why Crown is making it easier for our people to get vaccinated – including paid leave allowance and extra sick days.

The focus of government and industry has been and must continue to be the safety of our communities. Many people have been directly affected through the impact on their own health and the loss of loved ones.

We have also seen the commercial impacts of the pandemic and the financial hardship it has wrought. The hospitality and tourism industry in Australia has borne the brunt of Covid-19 and, as is often the case, it is the most vulnerable who are hit the hardest – workers and small businesses in an industry that has been struggling with severe restrictions for more than 18 months. That is why we must all join the battle against Covid-19 and work together to get through this.

We have all missed many things during the pandemic which matter most to us, like celebrating the extraordinary and the ordinary moments of our lives and sharing those with loved ones.

The best way that we can all do our bit as a community, is to get vaccinated so we can return to the things and people we love.