Veronika Vermeulen, owner of Aroha New Zealand Tours
“The country’s $40 billion tourism industry is grateful for the Government’s support. We appreciate its renewed focus on tourism’s recovery and its desire to transition to a more sustainable footing. However, many of the smaller, family-owned businesses now urgently need operational support if they are to actually survive into 2022 and beyond,” says Veronika Vermeulen, owner of Aroha New Zealand Tours.
Small businesses are the backbone of New Zealand and, she says, the same applies to tourism. Hundreds of guides, for example, connect overseas visitors with New Zealand’s culture and landscapes as key ambassadors. Many, however, have been forced into other work with no clear pathway back to tourism meaning a big loss of experience and knowledge.
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Press Release – Aroha New Zealand Tours Veronika Vermeulen, owner of Aroha New Zealand Tours. A leading tourism entrepreneur says the Government needs to do more to allay Australians fears about being locked down or forced into quarantine, believing an unnecessary reluctance to travel to …
Veronika Vermeulen, owner of Aroha New Zealand Tours.
A leading tourism entrepreneur says the Government needs to do more to allay Australians’ fears about being locked down or forced into quarantine, believing an unnecessary reluctance to travel to New Zealand is costing local operators.
“The latest lockdown in Perth has created another bout of nervousness for trans-Tasman travel, but it shouldn’t. There are stringent protocols and practices in place, with the chance of Australians getting stuck in New Zealand for prolonged periods very remote. That message now needs to be resourced and put out there before it costs more Kiwi businesses and jobs, says Veronika Vermeulen, owner of Ar
Monday, 26 April 2021, 4:24 pm
Veronika
Vermeulen, owner of Aroha New Zealand
Tours.
A leading tourism
entrepreneur says the Government needs to do more to allay
Australians’ fears about being locked down or forced into
quarantine, believing an unnecessary reluctance to travel to
New Zealand is costing local operators.
“The latest
lockdown in Perth has created another bout of nervousness
for trans-Tasman travel, but it shouldn’t. There are
stringent protocols and practices in place, with the chance
of Australians getting stuck in New Zealand for prolonged
periods very remote. That message now needs to be resourced
and put out there before it costs more Kiwi businesses and
In a statement, Hipkins said: “Our risk assessment remains that the public health risk to New Zealand is low”. Additional information from Western Australia, particularly more results from the additional testing that has been done, was expected to be available on Tuesday. Until then, travel between New Zealand and Western Australia will remain paused. Hipkins said the government was working to confirm its position before the first flight scheduled to leave Western Australia on Tuesday night.
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WA Premier Mark McGowan has announced Perth’s three-day lockdown will end on Tuesday. Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan said the lockdown had worked as a circuit-breaker to stop the virus spreading.