Since its inception, New Zealand and Australia’s travel bubble has been the envy of travelers around the world, offering international travel and a reminder of what traveling used to be like prior to the pandemic. However, effective as of today, the travel bubble between the two countries has been temporarily suspended, causing a dent in …
One of the few success stories of the pandemic, New Zealand has seen the 7-day average for its daily cases remain a single-digit number for the past few months. It has achieved this feat due to its quick responses to any local outbreaks and firm border control policies – with the country set to introduce …
In a move that signals that brighter times are around the corner, Australia’s national carrier Qantas has put tickets to international destinations on sale from July 1st. Qantas is Australia’s most popular airline, and the decision to offer tickets in the middle of the pandemic has started a conversation surrounding travel in the country. With …
Australia and New Zealand’s burgeoning travel bubble saw a new destination added this week when a plane bound for Brisbane departed from Auckland on Thursday, January 7th. Travel bubbles have been a hot topic in the world of travel since the pandemic began. As countries start to turn the tide on the spread of the …
An outbreak of COVID-19 in Sydney’s Northern Beaches has prompted several Australian states to issue travel bans on the city, disrupting Christmas travel plans for many residents. Australia has used strict lockdowns and travel restrictions to largely supress transmission of the virus and state governments have been quick to act to prevent the latest outbreak …
Following sustained periods of lockdown which have led to low levels of Covid-19 cases, Australia and New Zealand today announced the ambitious plan to introduce a travel bubble between the two countries in 2021. The travel bubble – which is contingent on levels of the virus in both countries remaining low – will be a …