Lord Howe Island has named 3 August 2020 as the date on which it will once again welcome visitors. A NSW Public Health Order restricting travel to Lord Howe has been in place since 22 March 2020 this year, designed to protect around 350 residents on the tiny World Heritage-listed island from the Coronavirus pandemic.
The Lord Howe Island Tourism Association (LHITA) said it considers the health and safety of both the island residents and its tourist visitors to be of the highest priority, and is currently working with the island’s tourism operators on developing COVID-safe measures ahead of the reopening.
Situated some 600 kilometres off the NSW coast, Lord Howe Island’s isolated location has placed it in a unique position in the current pandemic, and no cases of COVID-19 have been reported to date.
“Lord Howe never feels crowded with its cap on visitor numbers to just 400 at any one time, but it’s been especially quiet over the past few months,” said LHITA executive officer, Trina Shepherd.
“There are already strong bookings for the island for September onwards, many of which are for travellers who transferred their bookings from earlier in the year.
“We think Lord Howe will be extra appealing for Aussies who are who are keen to travel to extraordinary places again, with no passport required … and with no mobile coverage and relaxed Wi-Fi it’s an ideal escape for anyone who’s been working from home and is now experiencing ‘Zoom-fatigue’!”
Qantas offers a regular service to Lord Howe on its 32-seat Dash-8 aircraft from Sydney and from Brisbane at the weekend. Flights are now available to book in the system from August.
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