How Australia's Tourism Industry Is Recovering a Year After the Devastating Bushfires

"In the Gippsland region of Victoria, one of the worst hit by the fires, the tiny country town of Buchan received the ultimate jumpstart when its star attraction, the Buchan Caves — the largest cave system in the state — reopened just days before Christmas. "I was racing around on opening day, making sure tours were running on time and helping visitors, and I had this moment where it was like, 'Ah, this is what we used to do,'" says Hamish Hancock, ranger team leader for Parks Victoria at the Buchan Caves Reserve, who spent the better part of 2020 remediating the site." - Travel + Leisure Editors