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Mountain Scene
By TRACEY ROXBURGH
regarding working holiday and supplementary seasonal employer (SSE) visas.
While details are scant,
Mountain Scene understands INZ may announce SSE visa holders can move to working holiday visas, and it may also look to extend working holiday visas to 12 months, from six.
NZ Backpacker Youth and Adventure Tourism Association (BYATA) board member Brett Duncan says if that’s true, the association a lobby group representing the backpacker
and adventure travel industry, ‘‘so, half of Queenstown’’ would ‘‘welcome that’’.
But, he says, that’s not going far enough to enable businesses in the Whakatipu and
beyond to recover from the economic impacts brought on by Covid.
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Backpacking trips have been something of a rite of passage for young people for almost 70 years.
Whether you re setting off around the world, or exploring a particular region, country, or city, taking off with a few belongings and moving from destination to destination remains a hugely attractive prospect for those searching for fun and adventure.
Sadly, the border restrictions implemented due to Covid-19 have left most backpackers unable to travel extensively, and many are itching to hit the road once again. But even when the world begins to reopen, they might struggle to find their place in it.
Although round-the-world trips vacations date back centuries, it wasn t until the 1950s and 60s, when backpacking as we know it truly began.