New Zealand is Finally Reopening its Borders from April

New Zealand is reopening its borders to international tourists beginning April. Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand’s Prime Minister, said Wednesday that the country is ready to welcome the world back. New Zealand will scrap its borders earlier than expected.

Ardern added, “I’m proud that New Zealand is a country able at this moment in time to provide a safe place for our tourists to return to.”

In addition, the Prime Minister stated that Australians who have been fully vaccinated will be able to enter the country without being quarantined or isolated. The country announced earlier that it would reopen its borders sometime in July.

Also, the nation will allow visa-free entry to people from Japan, Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan, as well as those from the Northern Hemisphere.

As a result of the pandemic, tourism is suffering in New Zealand and with this change she expects the industry to flourish. The new chapter in our management of the pandemic brings with it huge economic opportunities, according to her.

Nearly 3.9 million international travelers passed through New Zealand before the global COVID-19 pandemic (in 2019). To avoid the deadly Coronavirus, the country closed its international borders in March 2020.

Before the pandemic, tourism is believed to have been the country’s main export. A lot of vacationers from Australia used to visit New Zealand, which used to generate $10.9 billion in annual revenue.