Dreaming of an overseas holiday? You’re going to be waiting a while.

Australians are being told we’ll have to wait until the end of this year - or beyond - before the restart of international travel.

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State borders are likely to remain closed for several months too, but we could see restrictions eased within states sooner if efforts to slow the spread of the virus succeed.

Holiday at home

The federal government says now is a good time to start “dreaming” about your next domestic holiday to support the nation’s struggling tourism industry when the curbs are eased.

“We want to thank Australians for staying at home. It has been critical for slowing the spread of the virus and it will remain critical for some time to come,” Tourism Minister Simon Birmingham said on Sunrise.

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“But now is a good time to undertake a bit of dreaming, a bit of planning, so those who can afford to, can help an Australian tourism business when we get to the other side of this.”

Travel restrictions and social distancing rules have wiped out inbound and domestic tourism at an estimated cost of $9 billion per month.

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