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NZ tourist spending was 60% domestic pre-COVID. A lot of outbound tourism also happens that will be going domestic now. We also expect to have a "travel bubble"
by roca 6y ago
NZ tourist spending was 60% domestic pre-COVID. A lot of outbound tourism also happens that will be going domestic now. We also expect to have a "travel bubble" with Australia and possibly other countries where COVID is effectively eliminated --- Australia was 50% of international visitors pre-COVID.
Other affected industries are international students and TV/film production. We will be admitting people for those with at least a 14-day quarantine and testing. That's not much fun but if you're a student or a media producer NZ looks like a particularly good destination at this time.
All assuming we can keep COVID down, of course, which we shouldn't take for granted.
Yeah, our economy's going to hurt, but countries wracked by ongoing COVID and various levels of lockdown for the forseeable future will suffer worse.