Travel agents are seeing an increase in interest from people wanting to travel but tourists are going to need further easing of coronavirus restrictions before the trips can become reality.
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It's been a tough time for travel agents throughout the pandemic as travel and holidays have stopped with the need for people to stay at home.
However, while a gradual easing of restrictions has allowed people to travel within NSW there is no certainty over going overseas.
Overseas travel is currently banned until September 17 for Australians.
Signature Travel owner manager Nicole Fallon said they needed international borders to open before bookings could be confirmed.
"It's too early for us to say," she said.
"Definitely there's more enquiries and more interest, but before it comes to handing over the money there is that unsurety," she said.
Ms Fallon said there was interest from people looking to travel next year but at the moment it was purely domestic plans.
"We're booking NSW trips, but past that we can't guarantee travel," she said.
Travel options interstate have also been limited.
It's too early for us to say.
- Nicole Fallon, owner manager Signature Travel
NSW residents are currently limited to travel to Victoria and the ACT.
However South Australia has announced it will open its borders to people from all states from July 20.
Queensland, Western Australia and Tasmania are yet to announce when they will re-open their borders.
Queensland, and in particular the Gold Coast, is a traditional July school holiday venue for many people from regional NSW.
The school holidays start on Saturday July 4.
Orange saw a rush of tourists from Sydney, Canberra and the Blue Mountains over the June long weekend when intrastate travel in NSW was allowed again.
Thousands of people booked out accommodation, winery cellar doors and restaurant and cafes.
Pubs also enjoyed strong trade over the weekend.
Orange360 general manager Caddie Marshall said anecdotal indications were showing Orange was likely to have another tourism influx in the upcoming school holidays, particularly if overseas and interstate travel bans are still in place.
The snowfields are usually regular hotspots for Sydney and Canberra residents during the school holidays.
However, social distancing restrictions have limited the number of people allowed to be in the region which could encourage tourists to look elsewhere including Orange.
The demand for limited ski lift tickets put major pressure on the Thredbo's website last week when its coronavirus-limited allocation was put up for sale.
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