Australia’s Travel Bubble with Hawaii: It Seems Not To Be The Case

The Governor of Hawaii shared that they will allow people from the Pacific, including Australia

People from all over the world are sick of the international travel restrictions, which means that they can’t plan a family vacation or even go on business trips like they used to enjoy in the pre-COVID era. So, any news of international borders opening gives them a lot of hope. The recent ray of hope came from Hawaii as the Hawaiian government is thinking of having a travel bubble with other countries, including Australia. If you are excited about this news, then you shouldn’t start packing your bags yet. Here’s why.

 

In a Press Conference on Tuesday, August 18, the Governor of Hawaii, David Ige, shared that they will allow people from the Pacific, including Australia, to visit the US state and plan a holiday if the travel bubble becomes a success. The US state has just 6,356 cases at the time of writing this article, which is relatively low as compared to how the US is suffering due to the deadly pandemic.

 

Ige wants to create a travel bobble with Japan and Australia. Talking about it, he said, “I have been working with mayors of all the counties to identify ways we can bring travellers back more quickly.” The plans include geo-fencing for resorts where the resorts would be responsible for ensuring that arriving guests are quarantined for 14 days. He added. “We are looking at exploring all options to safely bring trans-Pacific travellers to the island.” Ige also explained that a 14-day period for quarantine seems too high, and he has been thinking of ways to fast track the same.

 

There are several reasons why the travel bubble idea of the Hawaii governor shouldn’t motivate you to get started with packing your favourite Aloha shirts. First, overseas travel from Australia is banned at the moment for everyone who hasn’t got a clearance from the Department of Home Affairs. Secondly, the predictions by IATA that international travel won’t return to normal until 2024 are still relevant as we haven’t gotten a vaccine for coronavirus yet. Third, we are battling the second wave and tighter lockdown restrictions are now implemented in various parts of the country.

 

Even the Morrison government is unusually quiet about the travel bubble plans of Hawaii, and as he loves Hawaii so much, the reason is likely pretty huge and obvious. It is the second time attempt to revive tourism in the last few months. The previous one was by Bermuda that seemed more feasible for people who do remote work and want to indulge.

 

We reckon that the probability of the success of the travel bubble plans of Hawaii is quite low, and we should all wait and watch for a while before we start planning international holidays. Won’t you agree?