High Season

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For some, it is jumping the parachute, to find The Other yourself, But for Tara Bashford-it's your love was a mountain, from her book a backpacking trip to New Zealand .

The 23-year-old climbing instructor from Liverpool, had saved "as much as possible" with her fiance After recovering from a kidney transplant.

"I love the spontaneity of the backpack," she says to beat the Radio 1 News. "I don't think a lot of swim of a plan and just go with the Flow . "

But Covid-19 things changed.

Tara was actually flying to New Zealand in April, But , After the closure of the borders, New Zealand 's Prime Minister has said, it is not open for the global traveler, for the "".

The European Union has insisted that this year, But for the more distant places, it is harder for them to recover.

There is a proposal for a " - a quarantine-free Flow of people between Australia and New Zealand , the entrepreneurs hope to Survive , that "the seed for the company, in order to".

Around 100,000 Britons traveled to New Zealand in the 12 Months to March - But for people like Tara , your plans on ice

More Than half of Queenstown 's 28,000 population are employed in the tourism industry, with Around two million international visitors per year, NZD$2 to contribute. 4bn (£1. 2bn) for The Local economy.

"now we are not even close to the gain to reach threshold," Board Duncan - who owns the two adventure hostels in The City - told a news beat.

"It is expensive to run a business here. To busy our break-even point at full rates of 71% and I have now completed, a hostel, and the Others I have at 40% utilization at discounted prices".

He says, the Corona-Virus-pandemic "decimated" the industry and as Queenstown is to rely "so heavily" on tourism, it's been hit harder than Others .

the Board says, the cheapest Bed In Queenstown usually about NZD$36, But now the average is now declared to NZD$20 - 25, with rates becoming a lot more competitive

"now We have a disproportionately large amount of bars and restaurants, to The People that live here" Board.

"We will see to close a lot of losses and a lot of companies," he says.

the Board hopes "it will be only 12 Months of real pain," But she is aware that in the hospitality industry - especially hostels - "don't Bounce Back with the domestic tourism," and he will probably continue to lose money until 2021.

The British Foreign Office advises currently British nationals against all But essential international travel, which means a Backpacker, like Tara you need to postpone your travel for an indefinite period of time.

Tara began backpacking when she was 17 and says it is "the freedom" she enjoys the most - visit places like the Wadi Rum desert in Jordan

As well as, your trip to New Zealand Tara has booked a One -way flight to Australia for October, and has plans to travel The World with her fiance for 12 Months .

in Lieu of travel, Tara was coronavirus to spend the majority of their time At Home , since they ran the most risk.

"On The Day we were to fly to New Zealand , I was pretty devastated," she explains.

"you see how each plan will get cancelled and postponed. Actually, we should Get Married this year, and that didn't happen, either. "

While international travel is stopped, there is now also a push for the domestic tourists to visit Queenstown , But for destinations on the backpacking routes in other parts of The World , it is not so easy.

Machu Picchu is Peru's most Popular Tourist Attraction with More Than 1. 5m visitors every year,

visitors to Machu Picchu - One of the new Seven Wonders of The World - pass of Cusco , in southern Peru, But "nobody's reservations".

"Normally we would be coming in our High Season now," declared the Irishman Christopher Doyle , who moved to The City and is the General Manager of the Wild Rover is a Popular bar and a hostel for backpackers.

"We are down to the Bare Bones of the staff now, and we employed all local people. To Work the only foreigner here I was. "

"We are taking baby-steps, But our worst-case scenario is that The Tourists do not come Back To Peru in these figures," he says Newsbeat .

Cusco is the oldest living city in America's sights, with The People there continuously for More Than 3000 years ago

"such as Machu Picchu , and Rainbow Mountain , you need to open it again, first," says Christopher.

"it is only some form of normality. "

'I'm really scared,'

Almost 10 thousand kilometers away in Sri Lanka , Arugam Bay locals had hoped that this season would be the beginning of your "normal" After a big slump in the number of tourists in The Aftermath of the country.

"I'm really scared about this," explains Ayathu Pichai Mubarak , who prefers to go by his surf instructor, the name of the Muba.

"We are waiting for The Tourists to come Back . I have no business had, in the three months that I had to borrow money from friends, But I need to pay Back To you Some Day . "

Muba says, most of the population in the Area - Surfing is Popular with backpackers who want to take in the claim, - Work in hotels or Tuk-Tuk drivers and tourists," the help to all of us, to earn money".

The 26-year-old says he earned up to US$100 (£80) A Day of teaching "from sunrise to sunset," But he is now uncertain about The Future .

"Last Year people were afraid to visit Sri Lanka , But now with the Corona-Virus is, you can not come," Muba says that news beat.

"I'm talking with My Friends about how we are going to Survive , if tourists do not return. "

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