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NEW ZEALAND: A survey by Tourism Industry Aotearoa has "revealed the devastating

impact of COVID-19 on New Zealand's tourism industry and what individual

businesses are doing to survive. TIA conducted the survey of its 1600 members to

provide a comprehensive assessment of how tourism businesses are navigating the

crisis. The results from 569 respondents have now been fully analysed. This has

both quantified the impacts on the industry and revealed the individual actions

being taken by tourism businesses, including the extent to which Government

support is being utilised. 78% of respondents are taking major steps to adapt

their businesses to the changed operating environment, including one third of

businesses (33%) indicating they are going into hibernation for the foreseeable

future. 40% are sharply reducing business size and

capacity, and 21% are scrambling for capital in order to survive. "Tourism

business operators, especially smaller businesses, are desperate for a wider

range of support measures from Government," says TIA Chief Executive Chris

Roberts. "The results show that some form of bespoke support for tourism is

urgently needed beyond the initial 12 weeks of the wage subsidy.""