Those bitten by the travel bug can finally scratch that itch and start planning their next adventure following the opening of international borders.
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Panorama Cruise and Travel owner Caroline Sage said she's had some clients already planning their holidays following the lifting of bans from November 1.
Although international travel was still permitted under special circumstances it is now much easier for people to enjoy a trip away.
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While for some it's the enjoyment of returning home.
"It's been busy, work's picked up big time which I'm really pleased about," Ms Sage said.
"You don't need to apply to get permission to leave the country any more so before you had to have a legitimate reason to leave.
"We still had international bookings it was just harder to get them out of the country than normal."
Currently, locals can travel to most places around the world provided they are double vaccinated and produce a negative COVID result prior to leaving.
"Australia has been classed as one of the green countries for most of the world anyway because our [COVID positive] numbers have been really low compared to most of the world," she said.
"I think we've always had that green light anyway but it's all the protocols of having the COVID tests before you go, approval and permission to leave the country, it was just all these little steps that you had to do to leave the country.
"At least they don't have to quarantine now."
Ms Sage is glad to have business back on track after such a tough 18 months.
Trying to get clients home proved very difficult at times with regulations constantly changing and some nights Ms Sage found herself in the office at midnight trying to secure clients a flight home.
"As soon as I had a confirmed seat a week later it would be cancelled because of the regulations with the state government, it was one step forward, two steps back," she said.
"We had a lot of downs but we got there."
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