Repatriation flights to operate from 13 – 23 July.
Queenstown’s a winner, but other parts of New Zealand could see domestic tourism spend diverted abroad.
The association says the industry needs a start date now and the delay is “disappointing” and “frustrating”.
PM Jacinda Ardern acknowledges New Zealanders want certainty but the issue is “highly complex”.
The tourism sector is breathing a sigh of cautious relief after news the Government is considering opening a trans-Tasman travel bubble with Australia this April.
The Government has approved the health and border requirements needed for quarantine-free travel to restart between New Zealand and Niue.
A Q1 trans-Tasman travel bubble could come too late for some of the country’s inbound tourism operators.
“We’re rapt,” says TECNZ, after the Govt agrees in principle to a Q1 2021 trans-Tasman bubble.