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Fewer cars on Red Centre roads as drive market dries up amid rising fuel prices

ABC Australia · May 11, 2026, 7:32 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Key takeaways

  • Janine and Marc Colwell are being frugal on their trip north.
  • Wayside inns around Alice Springs are feeling the pinch as visitation drops by 75 per cent.
  • People in the Red Centre's tourism industry say fewer people are taking drive holidays due to fuel costs and supply.

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Janine and Marc Colwell are being frugal on their trip north. (Supplied: James Waltrovitz)

Wayside inns around Alice Springs are feeling the pinch as visitation drops by 75 per cent.

People in the Red Centre's tourism industry say fewer people are taking drive holidays due to fuel costs and supply.

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