Originally Posted by
ECAMACTIONSCOMPLETE
If you think its going to be less than 12-18 months before we open our international boarders then I think you’re setting yourself up to be pretty disappointed.
Australia has managed to contain the virus unlike the US/EU (for now), how can we open our boarders until we can be assured every other country has done the same (which we can’t) or there’s a vaccine?
The best we can hope for is a gradual expanding of the bubble beyond NZ and pacific islands in the next 6-12 months(maybe Singapore, South Korea next).
have a listen to Scomo next time he’s asked about international travel. Definitely not happening this year, so you can read into that early/mid next year would be best case.
scomo is trying to get everyone to holiday in OZ for rest of year, cos the country is now broke & we don't want to be sending $$$ overseas, BUT we need tourists, especially from NZ, even though they don't speak english & guess what, NZ govt is going to be trying to get other borders open soon, so Australians will be able to fly OZ/NZ & then onward to Canada etc. very soon. Predict that will happen in 2 to 3 months. Vaccine ? Who knows when that will happen. Some are being tested now, but in the short term drugs might offer a solution.