Vaccinated travelers were greeted at Sydney's airport by jubilant well-wishers waving toy koalas and favorite Australian foods.
International tourists and business travelers began arriving in Australia with few restrictions on Monday for the first time in almost two years after the government lifted some of the most draconian pandemic measures of any democracy in the world.
"I think there'll be a very strong rebound in our tourism market. Our wonderful experiences haven't gone away," Tehan told Australian Broadcasting Corp. television. "This is a really great start," Harrison said."This is what the industry had been asking us for, you know, just give us our international guests back and we will take it from there"Qantas on Monday was bringing in passengers from eight overseas destinations including Vancouver, Singapore, London, and Delhi.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said 1.2 million people had visas to enter Australia with 56 international flights due to touch down in the first 24 hours of the border reopening.
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