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Since the global coronavirus crisis erupted in March, both Australia and New Zealand have decided to close their borders to foreigners and quarantine those who had entered. It was one of the measures that managed, according to experts, that both countries managed to keep the virus at bay. Now, instead, they are studying to open them again, but only between the two states, creating a kind of "travel bubble" or "tourist" among their fellow citizens, so that they are the only ones who can move between their territories.

"If there is any country we could reconnect with first, that is undoubtedly New Zealand," confirmed Scott Morrison, Prime Minister of Australia. His counterpart in the other destination of the Antipodes, Jacinda Ardern , has done the same, in public statements: "Our objective is to ensure that we can both handle the Covid-19 at the national level in order to open the borders with confidence," he summarized.

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And it seems that they are judging it by numbers. The state led by Ardern is one of the fewest cases of contagion in the world (1,489 as of May 7) and 21 deaths, which is equivalent to 1% mortality. To the point that politics has become a popular face on half the planet as it is considered one of the best managers of the pandemic worldwide . Australia, for its part, has registered 6,815 infected and 87 fatalities. Nothing to do with the figures that move countries like the United Kingdom, Italy, the United States or Spain itself .

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Given the encouraging outlook at the two destinations in Oceania, they have decided to consider the creation of a corridor in August that would be called Trans-Tasmania, according to Reuters reports. In this way, New Zealand could save the ski season. They would also take advantage of the school holidays .

Relaunch of the tourism industry

Not surprisingly, diplomatic and commercial relations between the two countries are very close. Furthermore, its citizens can reside and work in the two states without the need for a visa. Hence, tourism between them is also essential. Australians account for about 40% of international arrivals to New Zealand, being its main market, while its inhabitants represent 15% of tourists to Australia, ranking second in the ranking of foreign tourists.

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Both nations want this good round-trip connection to continue, which is why Trans-Tasmania see it as an excellent option to resurface the tourism industry safely and safely, damaged considerably by the coronavirus. "The bubble is a project with possibilities within a global travel market that is going through a very difficult time," summarizes Simon Westaway, director of the Australian Tourism Council, according to CNN.

Regarding the mode of operation of Trans-Tasmania, sanitary security measures would be implemented at airports, so that the entry of coronavirus-free citizens could be guaranteed by measuring their temperature with advanced technology mechanisms. For its part, Qantas, Australia's largest airline and one of the largest in the world, has already given its thumbs up to this travel bubble when flights resume. In addition, travelers could be required to provide more information when entering the country to be able to locate them if necessary.

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