Kia ora, New Zealand! After more than a year of international border closures, Australians and New Zealanders will soon finally be able to travel freely between the two countries with the announcement of a two-way trans-Tasman bubble. From 11.59pm (NZ time) on Sunday, 18 April 2021, New Zealand will remove entry restrictions and quarantine requirements … Continued
Half-price flights as part of the federal government’s $1.2 billion tourism support package went on sale at midnight, with Qantas, Virgin Australia, Jetstar and Rex offering tickets from as low as $32 one-way. So far, the flights are selling quickly! Demand for the cheap flights to regional destinations has been so high that some airline … Continued
From 1 April 2021, the federal government will subsidise 800,000 half-price domestic flights to encourage Australians to holiday interstate while international tourism remains non-existent. We don’t yet know exactly how these half-price flights will work, but we do know they’ll only be available on interstate routes. On one hand, it’s great that the federal government … Continued
One of the (very few) pleasant aspects of flying during the past 12 months has been the lack of crowds. While the sinking passenger numbers have been terrible for the airlines’ bottom lines, a silver lining for passengers has been shorter queues at security, lots of empty middle seats and no fights over overhead locker … Continued
For the first time in almost one year, there are no longer restrictions on interstate travel between any Australian states & territories as of this morning. This has not happened since Tasmania became the first state to close to all non-essential interstate travellers on 20 March 2020 – almost exactly a year ago. On that … Continued