Far North Queensland's Tourism Sector and the way out with Kevin Byrne from Enterprise North

FAR NORTH QUEENSLAND'S TOURISM SECTOR AND THE WAY OUT WITH KEVIN BYRNE FROM ENTERPRISE NORTH.

How is Tourism in Far North Queensland handling Covid, especially as we slowly move to a more normal existence?

This part of Australia is highly dependent on international visitors.

The head of Enterprise North, Kevin Byrne believes up to a quarter of Far North tourism businesses will be shut down within 12 months despite the federal government’s rescue package and hopeful, looming return of international flights.

Kevin Byrne is Executive Director of Enterprise North, a North Queensland organisation that fosters economic growth in this region of Australia. Kevin Byrne has enjoyed a successful forty-year career across government, military and business.

He was Mayor of Cairns for eleven years during which time the city positioned itself as the international gateway to Northern Australia. Kevin is a passionate advocate for Northern Australia talks to us about the impact of intermittent border closures.