If these stats are anything to go by, we’ll be back to worrying about overtourism and carbon footprints in no time! Wait…

Omicron’s surge throughout Australia has left us getting blocked more times than an ex-partner with a penchant to triple text after a few drinks.

A new campaign is telling Singaporeans that Australia is ‘Yours to Explore’. Well, only for those that are double-jabbed, that is.

The PM said Australia’s travel bubble with Singapore would expand to the two countries in the coming weeks and, while he was at it, managed to take a swipe at states that have been slow to reopen.

To help ease your clients’ worries, a handy new interactive map has been released with regularly updated info on the many factors we now need to consider when travelling overseas. Three destinations stand out from the crowd.

ScoMo says the move means that within weeks, we will be welcoming tourists from two of our top 10 travel destinations.

In good news for our inbound tourism gang, the PM is confident that double-jabbed tourists, students and backpackers will return this year.

The move by the Singapore government doesn’t come as much of a surprise, but it’s a very welcome one nonetheless!

The increased clarity around border openings as Australia’s vaccinated population grows has given overseas airlines the opportunity to set return dates, with a spate promising to return earlier than expected.

Our editor is loving this bubble talk so much that he’s decided to celebrate by having a bubble bath while enjoying a bubble tea.

If all goes to plan, 18 December will now be known as the beginning of the end of Australia’s overseas travel ban hellscape. Coincidentally, it’s also our deputy editor’s birthday!

On top of the usual suspects, Dan Tehan has been engaging in ‘bubble’ conversations with a couple of other countries.