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Australia and New Zealand have kicked off the quarantine-free travel bubble on 19 April, almost a week before the ANZAC day. Celebrated on 25 April every year, the day honors the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) members that suffered casualties in the first campaign during WWI.

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When the industry was nearly devoid of travellers amid the on and off travel relaxations, the bumpy journey of tourism providers has become a paradigm of resilience.

The impromptu border closures undertook last year was highly unlikely to extend for months, let alone for over a year. Yet, here we are, considering international travel in 2021 a challenging task. Nevertheless, during the period what many labels the ‘grim season of tourism’, the industry saw many constructive adaptations and impressive progress.

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The share market slumped to a two-week low before cutting its losses by four-fifths as bargain-hunters swooped on CSL, CBA and the big three iron ore producers.

Weak leads from Wall Street helped drive the S&P/ASX 200 down more than 110 points until an afternoon revival. The index trimmed its loss to 20 points or 0.29 per cent by the close as BHP, Rio Tinto and Fortescue cut their falls and CSL forged higher.

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A second day of losses drove the ASX towards back-to-back declines and a two-week low as surging Covid cases raised doubts about the global recovery.

The S&P/ASX 200 sank 97 points or 1.38 per cent by mid-session. The index touched 6905, its weakest level since April 7.

The old adage about the market taking the stairs up and the elevator down was underlined by the fact the index has wiped two weeks of gains in two sessions following yesterday's 48-point drop.

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Powering out of a once-in-a-generation recession with a V-shaped recovery, the Australian economy has certainly emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic better than its peers. Thanks to the country’s early success in curbing the virus spread and dedicated fiscal and monetary support, the nation has managed to withstand the disruptions of the pandemic stronger than anticipated.

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In the COVID-19 backdrop, travel has primarily remained off the charts for Australians planning to take an international trip. However, if your travel destination is the picturesque destination of neighbouring New Zealand, get your skates on with the travel itineraries since the nations are set to kickstart a full-fledged travel bubble from 19 April 2021.