No jabbie, no Tassie?

The Tourism Industry Council Tasmania’s (TICT) board has unanimously agreed that only vaccinated tourists should be allowed to enter the state quarantine-free.

Speaking on the final day of its yearly conference, the council’s Chair Daniel Leesong said the vaccination policy would give local operators certainty so long as borders remained open to travellers as a result.

“Once we do hit those targets, we will see free travel amongst the states and amongst Tasmanians as well,” he said.

“As an industry we’re committed to being responsible, we’re committed to ensuring that we remain open and providing the services we all love, but we have to do it with the backup of the knowledge that people that are coming to visit are doing it in a way that can keep us safe.”

Leesong added that the TICT was also advocating for all Tassie tourism staff to be vaccinated.