Sydney, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 11th Mar, 2021 ) :Almost one million Australians will be able to enjoy half-price flights to domestic holiday destinations, under a government plan announced Thursday to boost tourism as Covid border closures keep international travellers out.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the government would spend Aus$1.2 billion (US$929,000 million) to subsidise 800,000 flights to areas outside major cities that were “heavily dependent on international tourists”.
Half-price airfares will be offered to entice Australians to book holidays at places like the Great Barrier Reef, Uluru and the Gold Coast.
Australia has been effectively sealed off from the rest of the world since shutting its border…