Tourism-reliant Fiji has proposed a
Hopes for a quick recovery now rest on the creation of a"travel bubble" that would bring holidaymakers from nearly virus-free Australia and New Zealand. Those two countries supply about 70 percent of traffic toSaukuru's resort on the white-sand beaches of the Mamanuca Islands, to the west of"Theindustry is zero," he said."To make things viable for our industry, Australia and New Zealand need to open up.
Officials in Canberra and Wellington have already opened discussions on a quarantine-free bubble across the two countries, to capitalise on their success in containing the virus, with plans to eventually expand it to include Pacific island nations. However, with travel inside Australia still restricted and fresh outbreaks around Melbourne, even trans-Tasman travel appears unlikely before September.Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has countered with his own proposal that would allow Australians and New Zealanders into the country provided they stay in areas sealed off from the general community.
Dubbed the"Bula Bubble" -- after the Fijian word for hello -- it would create a VIP zone for tourists that begins on their aircraft, then extends to special lanes through customs and transport to a geographically isolated resort.'s equal -- or arguably greater -- success against the virus puts us in a position to take the lead in the Pacific," Bainimarama said., while remaining separate from any other travellers and the general public.
Bainimarama said quarantine restrictions could eventually be lifted for visitors who test negative for the virus and come from any country that
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