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The much-hyped Australia-New Zealand travel bubble could pull the lever on a multi-billion-dollar jackpot for both countries.
Tourism operators and airlines Qantas, Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand, whose bottom lines have all been smashed by the coronavirus, will be the big winners.
The bubble, which NZ started on 19 April, has been mooted for almost a year.
Penned in since March last year, thousands of Kiwis and Australians are jumping on planes to enjoy international travel without the need for 14 days of quarantine on either side of the ditch.
More than 1.4 million Kiwis visited Australia in 2019, spending $2.6 billion, according to government figures.
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