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Travel agents Welcome New Zealand-Australia Travel Bubble, but Fears of Snap Restrictions Remain

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Travel agents Welcome New Zealand-Australia Travel Bubble, but Fears of Snap Restrictions Remain

Travel agents are relieved that New Zealand will allow Australian travellers to enter the country without hotel quarantine from April 19.

However, for Penny Spencer, the director of a group of corporate, entertainment and travel businesses, the relief comes with some anxiety, given state governments’ readiness to enforce snap restrictions.

“[The travel bubble] is a great relief, I’m very excited. We’ve been waiting for this for a while,” Spencer tells SmartCompany.

“But I think we’re all still nervous. What happened over Easter in Queensland made us realise that it’s not all over yet,” she says.

The New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the travel bubble on Tuesday afternoon, saying the conditions for opening up quarantine-free travel with Australia had been met.

But Ardern also warned that travellers should beware of possible disruptions.

“Those undertaking travel on either side of the ditch will do so under the guidance of flyer beware,” Ardern said.

“People will need to plan for the possibility of travel being disrupted if there is an outbreak.”

Since Ardern’s announcement, Spencer’s business, Spencer Group of Companies, has had a wave of clients call to enquire about trips over the ski season and the September school holidays since the travel bubble was announced.

“People really want to get overseas and go somewhere different,” she says. Read More

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