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Malvin Masosonore
Thursday 19th of November 2020
It's an interesting idea for sustainable tourism but with an element of capitalism too... I'm Still curious on how they'll design their tourist selection mechanisms...
njntisawitness
Thursday 19th of November 2020
You can't really 'choose' the type of tourists your country attracts especially when most of the backpackers come from countries that don't require a visa to visit New Zealand in the first place. The only way I see is to close every cheap hostels and guesthouses in the country, but that'd be illegal. Truly, there is no way to make it that only wealthy people visit NZ, especially with a depreciated currency.
EdwardV
Thursday 19th of November 2020
Exactly how are you subsidizing tourism if you country generating a huge surplus from it? Many countries have headed down this path but not have been very successful at it. First problem is the host country doesn’t really decided who wants to visit. Unless they wish to tie your bank statement to your visit application, they can’t even decide who shows up. The real problem is there are few well off tourists since most of them are at home making money. To then get them to decide to visit New Zealand instead of somewhere else is the next problem. The last problem is they are not doing this in a vacuum. Every country out there has the same idea and objective. Good luck New Zealand you will need it.
Vinny the Adventurer
Wednesday 18th of November 2020
There’s no cheap way to get to New Zealand. That’s probably why people prefer that route once actually there.