A New Travel Bubble Between New Zealand, Australia And Cook Islands

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A new travel bubble has been created where New Zealand has finally agreed to allow travel between this particular corridor. However, the date from which these services will begin is still unknown.

Jacinda Ardern who, the Prime Minister of New Zealand said in a statement on the 14^th of December that a new travel bubble will be started between the two neighbouring countries and it can be expected in the first quarter of 2021.

What this potentially means to most travellers is that the 14- day mandatory quarantine period will no longer have to be adhered to in both the countries -New Zealand as well as Australia.

Starting from the month of October, travellers and tourists from the New Zealand have been permitted to travel without the need for quarantine to Australian destinations but the same has not been true for the return travel wherein a mandatory 14-day quarantine has been imposed.

This announcement has now clarified that travel between these two destinations will be hassle-free and quarantine free travel will be allowed unconditionally for both the countries. This decision has come after months of deliberations between the authorities of both these countries and was widely welcomed by the people.

The important feature here is that both Australia and New Zealand had the stringiest measures in order to control the pandemic and almost since the month of March, their borders have been sealed for any foreigners.

Both these countries also require that every person returning home will have to go through the quarantine period so that the situation of the pandemic never goes out of hand. They have both been successful in controlling if not combatting the spread of this pandemic in their respective countries.

A date for this travel bubble will be announced early next year. The Prime Minister of New Zealand also said that the people have appreciated taking such measures as they are avoiding any form of unnecessary risk while also ensuring the much-needed break for all citizens.

This move also comes as a relief for tourism and all those people who migrated and were looking for opportunities to visit their native homes.