Vic: Tourists flock to bushfire-affected regions for Easter

AAP General News (Australia)
04-09-2009
Vic: Tourists flock to bushfire-affected regions for Easter

Local and international tourists have heeded calls to support Victoria's bushfire-affected
areas and are flocking to regions including the Yarra Valley over the Easter weekend.

The Yarra Valley Visitor Information Centre is frantically taking accommodation booking
calls today ahead of the long weekend .. with travellers voicing their eagerness to return
to favourite holiday destinations and offer their support.

Information centre worker SANDRA SMITH says it's proving harder than usual to find
accommodation .. as the devastating bushfires of February 7 destroyed many businesses
.. especially in Marysville.

She says the centre normally had about 100 accommodation places on its books .. but
it now has only 50 to 60.

AAP RTV md/gfr/ka

KEYWORD: BUSHFIRES VIC EASTER (MELBOURNE)

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