Tourism bosses on the Gold Coast say Monday's coronavirus vaccine roll-out is a "light at the end of the tunnel" for struggling operators.

Some of Australia's largest theme parks have been forced to reduce opening hours due to a lack of visitors.

But Destination Gold Coast chief executive Patricia O'Callaghan said she hoped vaccines would provide relief to the embattled tourism industry.

"I can't believe we are here after 12 months of being in this [pandemic] situation," Ms O'Callaghan said.

Ms O'Callaghan said it was a difficult time for the 4,600 tourism businesses on the coast, and vaccines would hopefully form part of a proposed multifaceted recovery package.

"Or a new normal, as everyone calls it," she said.

Theme parks facing difficult situation

Some of Queensland's biggest theme parks including Wet'n'Wild, Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, and WhiteWater World are shutting their gates several days a week due to the lack of domestic and international visitors.

In a statement, Village Roadshow said it was constantly monitoring its operations.

"As we move out of peak season and to align with visitation trends, Wet'n'Wild amended its operating days to be open from Thursday to Sunday," it said.

"Our Village Roadshow Theme Park One Pass Holders have seven-day access to Warner Bros. Movie World, Sea World, and Paradise Country.

"Wet'n'Wild will recommence seven-day operations for the upcoming school holidays."

Queensland Tourism Industry Council chief executive Daniel Gschwind said the theme parks' decision shows the need for ongoing support from both state and federal governments.

"I do know that it's really tough for them to see the numbers and to justify the ongoing expenses," Mr Gschwind said.

"It's a very expensive enterprise and you need a certain volume of business to keep the staff in place.

"It is a very very difficult situation for operators — not just the theme parks but also some accommodation providers and also hospitality businesses.

"Some of them are doing okay but certainly some are not."

Plea for domestic support measures

Ms O'Callaghan said the loss of almost $3 billion from the Gold Coast tourism industry is a "a sobering result" in an "extraordinary" situation.

"We do want to have an industry once these borders open fully.

"Whatever these businesses can do to survive, we have to support them."

She said relief for tourism businesses should be a package of domestic support measures, including income assistance and increased aviation capacity.

"We need to talk to the state and federal government about how they can partner with us to create new ways to cut through what's going to be an exceptionally crowded market," Ms O'Callaghan said.

"As much as a number of them [tourism businesses] are evolving their business models to the domestic market, the fact is that our international borders will be closed for some time yet."