The re-classification of greater Brisbane as a high-risk area has alarmed the tourism industry in the peak of its season, tourism chief Luke Martin says.
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The industry expected this summer visitation and expenditure would be between 40 or 50 per cent of that experienced last summer.
This was expected to increase to 75 per cent in the next summer season and return to normal levels the following summer.
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Mr Martin said the industry was pacing ahead of projections overall.
"This gives us a reasonable platform for the winter, but clearly there are some businesses that are in enormous distress and we're going to have to do everything we can to support those operators," he said.
"The whole goal at the moment is stretching out this summer as best as we can until autumn.
"With some of the markets not coming online, particularly Sydney, we really need to do everything we can to sustain business activity over the next three or four months."
Mr Martin said travel restrictions on New South Wales residents and greater Brisbane as of Friday had created uncertainty.
"That's alarming as Brisbane has been a really good market for us," Mr Martin said.
"We're really hoping that Queensland can remain open to us."
There were 178,600 visitors to Tasmania from Queensland over 12 months until March 2020.
This represented a 3 per cent growth on the prior 12 months.
There were 298,600 visitors from New South Wales over that time and 496,900 visitors from Victoria.
Visitation from Victorian residents was 5 per cent up on visitation over 12 months to March 2019.
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