Borders are closing to Australian travellers as the Omicron variant causes one of the biggest surges of COVID-19 cases in the world. 9News
have this week both downgraded Australia's travel safety rating, making it significantly harder for Australians to visit.
Australian Traveller Media founder Quentin Long told 9News he would expect the international travel outlook to start improving in April or May. "In 2022, it will be a big domestic travel year again. If I were Australians, I'd be booking all my domestic travel right now."
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