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Hostplus ups income protection premiums by 73%

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
The $45 billion industry fund for hospitality, sport and tourism has increased optional insurance premiums for some members by up to 73.7%. Non-default salary continuance insurance premiums for Hostplus members will increase from 1 October 2020. Salary ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... outbreaks in the country, forcing neighbor states to continue placing restrictions on outbound and inbound travel, hurting its tourism sector further. The UK meanwhile added France and the Netherlands onto its 14-day arrival quarantine list. Belgium ...

AIST veteran tenders resignation

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... Convention Bureau as its marketing manager for nine years, having worked in a similar marketing role with the Melbourne Tourism Authority for five years prior to that.

Chief economist update: Ardern's ardour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
... change when the subsidy ends next month and New Zealand's closed border starts to take its toll on the international tourism and education sectors, both key foreign exchange earners." Unlike its peers, New Zealand's unemployment rose to just ...

Chief economist update: Escape from Victoria

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020
... Victoria's 10-year building boom stalls over the next two years". Add to the Victorian exodus, the losses in the state's tourism and education revenues and their multipliers - businesses and industries that services them - among others, and it's ...

Financial services jobs show signs of recovery

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... opportunities, down 32.4%, while Victoria had the highest fall in contingent job vacancies of 33.8%. "With such a strong focus on tourism, one might have expected Queensland's falls to have been above the national norm. But this has not been the case," ...

Chief economist update: China recovery would have been good for Oz

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
... estimated that 260,000 Chinese students enrolled in Australia bring in about $12 billion a year in revenue alone, while the tourism sector is worth about $55 billion." Before the second wave's outbreak in Victoria, tour and accommodation operators ...

Chief economist update: Flattening the rebound

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
... that, "the renewed outbreak points to a slower and more difficult path ahead for the foreign education, hospitality and tourism sectors all of which may see longer lasting restrictions even if the latest outbreak is successfully contained."

Chief economist update: We're all Victorians now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020
... support package - "including cash grants for struggling businesses, mental health support for business owners and relief for tourism operators who can no longer work on Melbourne-based visitors for holidays" (news.com.au). The Australian Federal government ...

Chief economist update: UK plans for jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... restaurants and pubs across the UK from Monday to Wednesday every week throughout August 2020." "The rate of VAT applied on most tourism and hospitality-related activities will also be cut from 20% to 5%." "...we're introducing a temporary increase ...