WITH Kevin O’Sullivan CEO, NZCA – Reuniting with friends and family: Wonderful scenes played out in New Zealand’s and Australia’s airports this week as families who had not seen each other for over a year were able to reunite. It’s what we envisaged happening when the trans-Tasman bubble was in...
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WITH Kevin O’Sullivan CEO, NZCA – Reuniting with friends and family: Wonderful scenes played out in New Zealand’s and Australia’s airports this week as families who had not seen each other for over a year were able to reunite.
It’s what we envisaged happening when the trans-Tasman bubble was in place and it didn’t disappoint.
Opening the air borders between our two countries is a massive positive step forward, with New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern describing the home coming for many as scenes from Love Actually.
This first influx is mostly family members coming home, with a sprinkle of holiday-makers, but the next steps will be an increase in tourists to the larger cities and premium tourist destinations. There are still people that are sitting on the fence and continuing to react negatively. That’s only natural as we have not been allowed to fly for over a year, locked up in our own back yards and fearful of the outside world.
Bringing our two countries together will allay those fears as we return to some semblance of normality.
That’s what gives me hope for the return of cruise, soon, and we look forward to those same happy cinematic moments.
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