Since the onset of the corona plague, New Zealand has been considered the most closed and conservative.
The country did not receive tourists, made it very difficult for its citizens who were abroad to re-enter the country and on every single case very strict measures were taken.
Now, after a closed and difficult year and a half, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden has announced that the country will open to vaccinated tourists in early 2022. In the announcement, the Prime Minister said that vaccinated tourists would have to come from countries with low risk areas.
The opening of the country to vaccinated tourists will take place in parallel with the vaccination campaign that is taking place there, with the aim of preparing the ground for the arrival of foreigners to the magical island.
In her speech, the Prime Minister clarified that the goal is that the tourists who come to the country will not need isolation after their arrival.
Jessinda Arden.
Clarified that the goal is that the tourists who come to the country will not need isolation after their arrival, AP
"We see a clear direction for opening the country to tourists without the need for isolation, we are preparing for it, we are not ready yet but it is expected to happen in early 2022," Arden said.
In New Zealand, only about 3,000 corona cases have been recorded so far out of a population of about five million.
About 26 residents of the country have died as a result of contracting the virus.
It is important to note that from Israel there are no direct flights to New Zealand and arriving in the country requires a stopover. The Prime Minister's statement is part of a very clear worldwide trend to open borders. Almost all countries in Europe receive tourists, including tourists from Israel and so do North America, South America and Africa. Now there is a similar trend in Asia with Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Thailand, Hong Kong starting to facilitate tourists and other countries that have already announced plans to open in the near future including Vietnam and the Philippines who have announced they are exploring the issue.