SYDNEY: Australia will lose billions of dollars in tourism revenue as international visitors cancel trips in droves due to bush fires raging across the country, an industry body forecast Friday (Jan 17).
The number of travellers booking visits to Australia has fallen 10-20% since the fires began in September and the slump will cost the economy an estimated A$4.5bil this year, the Australian Tourism Export Council (Atec) said.
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