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Vote for South Australia’s Top Tourism Town
Tourism Industry Council South Australia (TiCSA), the State’s peak tourism body, is calling on passionate tourists and locals to make their voices heard and vote for South Australia’s best tourism town. The SA Top Tourism Town Awards recognise South Australian towns...
Tourism Barometer Report: October – December 2021
TICSA Tourism Barometer Report: October to December Quarter 2021 Thank you to a record number of businesses who responded to the latest quarterly Sentiment Survey. Our resulting Tourism Barometer Report shows the second-lowest business outlook since the Barometer...
Tourism Industry Recovery Agenda Released
ADVOCACY / MEDIA / TOURISM INDUSTRY RECOVERY AGENDA MEDIA RELEASETiCSA CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO SUPPORT TOURISM OPERATORS MAKING SIGNIFICANT SACRIFICESTourism Industry Council South Australia (TiCSA) is calling on the South Australian Government to commit to an...
TICSA Tourism Barometer Update: July to September Quarter 2021
This report demonstrates what tourism businesses have been telling us – that it was an extremely challenging quarter as the lockdowns in Victoria and New South Wales took hold in July 2021.
The tourism Business Activity Index dropped 82 points (56%) to 64, coming off a high of 146 points last quarter.
Business Outlook for the current quarter also dropped below 100 points. And while Business Outlook for the 12 months also eroded, the data also signals a higher degree of optimism for the longer term.
Impact on the support package from the South Australian government
Thank you to the businesses who responded to our snap survey gathering data on the impact on the most recent support packages from the South Australian government for tourism and hospitality operators. Your input provided strong evidence which we have provided to the...
SA Reclaims Domestic Market Share
TOURISM BLOG / TOURISM BAROMETER JUNE 2021 TOURISM BAROMETER JUNE 2021 The latest data by Tourism Research Australia reports that South Australia's visitor economy has dropped by 46 per cent to $4.4 billion since December 2019. Despite a drop in expenditure, TiCSA's...
SA Tourism Industry Turns a Corner
TOURISM BLOG / TOURISM BAROMETER MARCH 2021 TOURISM BAROMETER MARCH 2021 The latest TiCSA Tourism Barometer for the January to March 2021 quarter shows a return to positive business activity for the first time since COVID-19 began. All readings have grown, with...
Great State Voucher Program
ADVOCACY / MEDIA / GREAT STATETOUR & EXPERIENCE OPERATORS WELCOME VOUCHER EXPANSIONSouth Australia’s tourism industry welcomes Round 3 of the Great State Voucher Program, which has been expanded to include hosted tours and experiences. Tourism Industry Council...
$1.2 Billion Tourism Package
ADVOCACY / MEDIA / $1.2 BILLION TOURISM PACKAGESA TOURISM INDUSTRY IS DEALT ANOTHER BIG BLOWMany South Australian tourism businesses will struggle to benefit from the Federal Government’s new tourism package. South Australia’s peak tourism body, the Tourism Industry...
SA Tourism Industry Continues to Feel the Pinch of COVID-19
TOURISM BLOG / TOURISM BAROMETER DEC 2020 TOURISM BAROMETER DEC 2020 The latest TiCSA Tourism Barometer report for the October to December 2020 quarter shows that our industry conditions are strong for those businesses that cater to SA visitors, while other...
Call to Extend JobKeeper
ADVOCACY / MEDIA / EXTEND JOBKEEPERCALL TO EXTEND JOBKEEPERThe latest national visitor survey results by Tourism Research Australia show that South Australia welcomed 6 million visitors for the year ending September 2020, down 24 percent on 2019, while expenditure...
COVID-19 and Its Impact on Consumer Behaviour
TOURISM BLOG / COVID-19 & CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR COVID-19 AND CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR By Lynda Schenk, Purple Giraffe There is no denying that social distancing, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, has had an impact on consumer spending behaviour. In general, consumers...