Fed: Tourism jobs critical in marginal seats - TTF

AAP General News (Australia)
08-03-2004
Fed: Tourism jobs critical in marginal seats - TTF

A peak tourism industry lobby group says tourism is a critical provider of jobs in
regional Australia and will play a vital role in the upcoming federal election.

Tourism and Transport Forum managing director CHRISTOPHER BROWN says the group's National
Employment Atlas 2004 shows a number of key marginal seats where the concentration of
tourist jobs is high enough to swing the vote.

Marginal Coalition electorates including Eden-Monaro, Richmond, Solomon and Herbert
have more than six per cent tourism employment.

Marginal ALP seats such as Brisbane, Bass, Ballarat and Lowe also have a tourism employment
rate of more than six per cent.

Mr BROWN says Labor must commit to honouring the government's $235 million tourism
white paper if elected.

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