NZ 'unlikely' to see significant international travel volumes this year and early 2022

新西兰今年和2022年初的国际旅游量“不大可能”大幅增长

International travel re-starting "won't just be a sudden flick of the switch moment", says Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins, adding New Zealand would be "unlikely" to see significant volumes beyond safe zones this year and possibly early into next year.

新西兰Covid-19反应部长希普金斯表示，国际旅游业的重新开始“不会是突然的转变”，新西兰今年和明年初都“不太可能”看到超出安全限制的大量旅游。

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It comes after Australia's Trade Minister Dan Tehan told Sky News his "best guess" of opening up international borders would not be until the second half of 2022.

此前，澳大利亚贸易部长丹特汉(Dan Tehan)对Sky News表示，他对开放国际旅游的“最佳猜测”是在2022年下半年。

When asked today of New Zealand's position on opening borders, Hipkins said it is "unlikely to see significant volumes of international travel, beyond safe zones, in this year and possibly early into next year".

当被问及新西兰在开放边境问题上的立场时，希普金斯说，“今年以及明年初，不太可能看到大量跨越安全区的国际旅行”。

He said Australia's modelling was "probably quite sensible".

他表示，澳大利亚的模式“可能相当明智”。

"I've always said I think that international travel won't just be a sudden flick of the switch moment where all the border restrictions come up," Hipkins said.

希普金斯说：“我一直表示，我认为国际旅行不会是所有边境限制措施的突然转变。”。

"It'll ramp slowly over time and we will take a risk-based approach.

“随着时间的推移，市场会缓慢回升，一切都将基于风险可控的基础之上。”

"That may include opening up to a broader number of safe-ish countries earlier. Vaccination may play a role in that too, but at this point...this year, unless you're talking safe zones, don't rely on people coming in from other countries without doing that two weeks of isolation on arrival."

“可能包括较早地向更多安全国家开放，接种疫苗也可能在这方面发挥一点作用，但在这一点上……今年，除非你说的是安全区，否则所有从其他国家来的人在抵达时都要有两周的隔离。”

On if it is likely New Zealand will open in the second half of 2022, Hipkins said, "at this point we just don't know".

关于新西兰是否有可能在2022年下半年开放，希普金斯说，“目前我们还不知道”。