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Australian tourism operators are hoping to coax Kiwi visitors off their aunty’s couch in Brisbane or Sydney and open their wallets to make the most of the trans-Tasman travel bubble that started on Monday.
With Australians and New Zealanders rushing to enjoy quarantine-free international travel for the first time in more than a year, the tourism industry is pushing to capitalise on the new visitors. Qantas operated 16 return flights on Monday.
There were family reunions in both Australia and New Zealand on Monday.
Justin McManus
New Zealand has always been one of Australia’s biggest tourism markets, but it is mostly driven by family reunions, with 600,000 Kiwis living in Australia. By contrast, just 75,000 Australians live in New Zealand.