We’ve had it worse

ACKNOWLEDGING the importance of the govt’s support for airlines (TD yesterday), Tourism Accommodation Australia (TAA) CEO Michael Johnson told TD the hotel industry has had it tougher in 2021 than 2020, but has enjoyed less govt support this year.

Johnson noted the sector had not been able to trade back to profitability since Mar 2020, and many members have not been eligible for JobSaver payments, which replaced JobKeeper.