Tourism Industry Council of Tasmania chief executive Luke Martin said while the state would be hit hard by the impact the pandemic has had on the tourism industry, he was heartened by the resilience of tourist operators across the state.

"A lot of them are already planning and have had extensive conversations about the future," he said.

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TICT conducted a survey of its members, with a majority of them indicating they were working towards the reopening of their business and looking to the future post-COVID-19.

He said the biggest challenge for Tasmania on its road to recovery post the pandemic was that tourism also propped up other industries, such as the property market through things like AirBnB so the ripple effect of that downturn was not yet fully understood.

"So many other industries have been living off the tourism boom, so that's the biggest issue. It could be a much bigger problem."

However, he said the industry was looking at the pandemic with a "glass half full" approach, with Tasmania sitting well suited to capitalise from domestic travel.

Mr Martin said 83 per cent of Tasmania's tourist market was domestic, which was a larger share than other states, who rely more heavily on international tourists.

With it seeming more likely that domestic travel restrictions will ease quicker than international ones, he said Tasmania was in a good place to capture people looking for a holiday after isolation.

"If we manage to capture people from interstate then there is light at the end of the tunnel," he said.

"That's what we're banking on in the short-term for recovery," Mr Martin said.

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