Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business) Share this | Hansard source

All Australians will have access to these fares through airline websites and booking agents in the coming weeks for flight bookings from 1 April. The discounts will be offered on tens of thousands of fares per week across an initial 13 key tourism regions, and the government is working with airlines to increase the number of flights to these tourism areas.

Not only will regional Australians benefit but regional airlines; regional accommodation providers, regional restaurants and bars and regional tourism operators will all benefit from the policy put in place by the government. In particular, I would encourage all Australians who are considering taking advantage of the discount fare to book through a travel agent. Book through a travel agent not just to support the local business but also to ensure that you can actually make the most of your travel and experience in terms of what all of our regions have to offer. Obviously, doing this will support those local travel agent businesses. (Time expired)