Brent Thomas: Travel Agents Association says there is strong demand for a trans-Tasman bubble

Travel agents say there is significant pent-up demand for holidays across the Tasman - when a two-way travel bubble is started.About half the three million-plus trips taken a year by Kiwis before the pandemic were to Australia and the group representing hard-hit agents say many of their clients are eager to dust off their passports as soon as possible.Travel Agents Association of NZ president Brent Thomas said members had been buoyed by speculation of an announcement as early as Monday of a start to a quarantine-free bubbleHe told Francesca Rudkin that the New Zealand consumer has been waiting for 12 months to see"They will be very keen to get across to Australia to see those relatives for things that they've missed - unfortunately, there have been births, marriages and deaths and people have missed out on those special occasions over the last 12 months."He expects that business travellers will also be keen to get across the ditch. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.