Belief a shortage of capacity across the entire bus and coach sector will impact tourism.

The Bus and Coach Association says there are shortages of coaches, operators, and drivers.

Association Chief Executive Ben McFadgen says tourism operators are struggling to keep up with such high demand from the return of overseas travel.

He told Mike Hosking it's time for the Government to intervene.

“Despite the fact we keep saying to the Minister we’ve got a serious problem here and we need to address it, we keep getting overlooked. We can’t even get a meeting with the man.”

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Belief a shortage of capacity across the entire bus and coach sector will impact tourism.
The Bus and Coach Association says there are shortages of coaches, operators, and drivers.
Association Chief Executive Ben McFadgen says tourism operators are struggling to keep up with such high demand from the return of overseas travel.
He told Mike Hosking it's time for the Government to intervene.
“Despite the fact we keep saying to the Minister we’ve got a serious problem here and we need to address it, we keep getting overlooked. We can’t even get a meeting with the man.”
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