Too many tourists, not enough workers: 'We're definitely going to have a gap'

The government is aiming to have 4.78 million tourists by 2034, but questions remain over who will cater for them.

The tourism workforce will not be big enough to cater for growing plane loads of travellers if more work is not done to attract additional staff, an industry leader says.

The government wants international visitors numbers to return to pre-Covid levels this year.

The goal is to then grow those arrivals to 4.78 million by 2034 - nearly 900,000 more than the 2019 benchmark.

About one in nine people currently work across tourism and hospitality.