Vaccinated international travelers arriving at Australian airports were greeted with toy koalas, Tim Tams cookies and Vegemite spread after the government lifted harsh pandemic border controls that lasted nearly two years.
Tourism Australia managing director Phillipa Harrison said she expected tourist numbers would take two years to rebound to pre-pandemic levels.
Qantas on Monday was bringing in passengers from eight overseas destinations including Vancouver, Singapore, London, and Delhi. “It has been tough two years for everybody in the tourism industry, but today is really one of the big steps on the way back to a full recovery so we are very excited about today,” Joyce told Nine Network television.
Australia imposed some of the world’s toughest travel restrictions on its citizens and permanent residents in March 2020 to prevent them from bringing COVID-19 home.
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