Australia can welcome international tourists by the end of 2021

Australia can welcome international tourists by the end of 2021

For the first time since the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic, Australia mentioned the possibility of starting to welcome international tourists from the end of next year.

Australian Minister of Trade, Tourism and Investment Simon Birmingham said that the optimistic news that a Covid-19 vaccine could be put into use from the first quarter or second quarter of next year would make the number of tourists International tourism into the country increased rapidly from the end of 2021.

This statement shows that the Australian government is considering the possibility of opening the border by the end of 2021 when the Covid-19 vaccine is widely deployed to all communities. This is optimistic news for many Australian travel and service companies and are doing business with Australia.

Australia has just opened its doors to tourists from New Zealand. AFP source.

The tourism industry is one of the sectors that have suffered heavy losses because of the Covid-19 epidemic. According to the results of a tourism survey by the Australian Trade and Investment Authority, in the first two quarters of 2020 alone, the Australian tourism industry lost about AUD 33.7 billion. Not only are international tourists not allowed to welcome, the travel of domestic people is also difficult due to the blockade order of quarantine measures as well as the fear of the people.

In the last two quarters of 2020, Australia's domestic tourism began to improve as control measures were eased. However, international tourism will continue to stall because Australia has only opened its border with New Zealand.

Although Australia now allows New Zealand tourists to come to this country without needing to be quarantined, New Zealand still requires people to be isolated when returning from abroad, so Australia has not yet attracted tourists. Short calendar from New Zealand.

In addition to New Zealand, Australia is also discussing opening its borders with Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan. However, the possibility of opening soon for these places is still unknown because