The wheels are beginning to turn on domestic and international tourism, with border restrictions easing near and far. Huzzah!

The moves from each state come as Jacinda Ardern weighs in on the Australian state border row, which she said would need to be sorted out before the trans-Tasman bubble gets the green light.

There are plenty of good signs for the tourism industry judging by this week’s Destination Wrap. Here’s Travel Weekly’s roundup of what’s been happening domestically and internationally.

You might think we’re pulling your leg, but this week’s wrap is 100 per cent good news for destinations. Praise be!

Despite hardship, tourism boards and destinations near and far are staying hopeful, with their eyes set firmly on recovery.

The South Australian Tourism Commission has unveiled a new post-bushfire campaign that is mercifully post-Old Mate, too.

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Given yesterday’s public holiday, we almost decided to skip this week’s Destination Wrap. But, as you’ll discover here, there’s just too much happening!

Just released documents have shown that the SATC was warned its now infamous ‘Old mate’ ads were inappropriate months before the campaign even launched.

Old Mate is back, and this time he’s brought the whole gang with him for a boys weekend in Adelaide. See if part two is as depressing as the original here.

Tourism Tasmania has had a cheeky dig at South Australian Tourism’s recent ‘old mate’ campaign with one of its own that pinches the controversial ad’s original catchphrase.

South Australia’s latest attempt to attract visitors to the state appears to have missed the mark, with its new campaign labelled “the saddest tourism ad ever”.