Taking Tourism And Hospitality To New Heights
A re-elected Liberal Government will double down on its efforts to grow Tasmania’s tourism and hospitality sector.
Premier Jeremy Rockliff announced a continuing commitment to a suite of initiatives to support the tourism and hospitality industry.
“We will empower Tourism Tasmania to lead event development, national marketing and industry alignment to ensure regional businesses share in the benefits of a growing visitor economy,” Premier Rockliff said.
“A re-elected Liberal Government will also give our world-class industries the certainty and flexibility they need to grow and innovate by investing an additional $38 million into tourism marketing funding over the next four years, as included in the 2025-26 Budget.
“While Labor have labelled tourism marketing as “puff and promotion”, we understand the globally competitive environment we operate in, and the importance of continuing to attract new visitors and keep them returning.”
One in every six Tasmanians is employed in the tourism and hospitality industry, and we back every single worker and operator.
A re-elected Liberal Government will continue implementing its plan to streamline the application and approval process for events, reducing red tape and making it easier to hold events in Tasmania.
“Tasmania has the highest business confidence in the nation, and we want that to continue,” the Premier said.
“Our plan to cut red tape and modernise liquor licensing laws is a priority for the sector, and we recommit to introducing a 10-day ‘deemed approval’ rule with faster turnaround times, creating fit-for-purpose licence categories, replacing multiple permits and introducing a fairer, risk-based free structure to lower costs.
“We also want to ensure businesses have the staff they need, with a re-elected Liberal Government to deliver a key worker housing program for tourism and hospitality staff in regional and remote areas.
“This will focus on attracting and retaining staff in areas where housing supply is challenging, with Homes Tasmania and industry stakeholders playing a key role.”
Key initiatives to support the Tourism and Hospitality industry:
Premier Rockliff said a majority Liberal Government is the only way to keep Tasmania moving forward with certainty and stability.
“This election comes down to one choice: a strong Liberal team with a real plan or another merry-go round of chaos,” the Premier said.
“Let’s get on with it.
“Let’s finish the job for Tasmania.”
https://tas.liberal.org.au/news/2025/06/28/taking-tourism-and-hospitality-new-heights