After two years of having completely sealing itself off due to the Covid pandemic, New Zealand will be finally reopening its borders this year, and even sooner than initially expected. According to Jacinda Ardern, the country’s Prime Minister herself, Americans and other visa-exempt nationals will be able to visit again from May 1. New Zealand’s…
New Zealand Reveals Its Plans To Reopen For Tourism To The World
New Zealand has today shed more light into its plans to reopen its borders to the world. The country has made headlines throughout the pandemic for its tough, no-nonsense approach to the pandemic. The nation shut down its borders almost immediately, before putting into place a series of tough local restrictions that helped to make…
Air New Zealand adds quarantine free flights to NSW from 5 November
Following the New South Wales Government announcement today, Air New Zealand has added quarantine free flights from Auckland – Sydney for Australian citizens or permanent residents. Commencing from 5 November, the airline will start with two flights per week on Fridays and Sundays. From 1 December, this will ramp up to six flights per week to…
Tourism New Zealand unveils new marketing hub in India
Tourism New Zealand has launched its 100% Pure New Zealand Marketing Hub in India, housing free and professionally designed marketing assets, so that when international travel resumes, the travel trade will be well prepared to convert sales for New Zealand. The hub aims to keep the New Zealand travel dream alive by providing agents with…
New Zealand, Switzerland, Czech Republic and Oman adopt WTTC Safe Travels stamp
More than 400 destinations around the world now hold the World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) ‘Safe Travels’ stamp, with New Zealand, Switzerland, and Oman among the latest major destinations to adopt the globally recognised stamp. WTTC, which has been continuously leading the private sector in the efforts to rebuild global consumer confidence and encourage…
Australia And New Zealand Travel Bubble Suspended Again
The travel bubble that allowed for restriction-free travel between Australia and New Zealand has been suspended once more, following a rise in cases of Covid-19 in both of the countries involved. Despite there being some periods of restriction-free travel between the two neighbouring countries courtesy of the travel bubble, it has also been blighted by…
