Lake Takapō/Tekapo tourism operators are relying on domestic visitors to help dodge a serious economic impact from the trans-Tasman bubble pause. George Empson/Supplied The Church of the Good Shepherd in Takapō/Tekapo, a popular tourist attraction in the Mackenzie District, after the first snow of 2021 in May. She said tourism operators are “doing all they can to pivot to domestic and Australian visitors”. Stoddart said Mackenzie district saw a 24 per cent year-on-year growth in domestic visitor spend ($68.8 million) to February 2021. She said Mackenzie Tourism is running multiple campaigns on social and traditional media, including digital and outdoor advertising.

Source: Stuff July 02, 2021 03:33 UTC