Australia’s tourism ministers have pushed ahead with efforts to streamline regulation in order to stimulate investment and future growth in tourism.

 

Commonwealth, state and territory tourism ministers met in Melbourne to discuss Australia’s Tourism 2020 strategy, which aims to enhance industry growth and competitiveness and increase overnight visitor spending to $140 billion by 2020.

 

Ministers also agreed to commit $1.2 million to help fill labour and skills shortages in eight key tourism regions through Tourism Employment Plans which will develop strategies for tourism businesses to address skills and labour shortages.