Skift Take New Zealand's government doesn't think the increased entry fee will put off travelers, but it just made the country's ongoing efforts to to make a full recovery from the pandemic a bit more difficult.
Rashaad Jorden is an Associate Editor/Archivist at Skift, a leading travel industry intelligence platform. With a passion for vegetarian food, sports, and beaches, Rashaad's writing covers a wide range of topics in the travel industry, including airline connectivity, tourism trends, hotel growth, and the intersection of artificial intelligence and travel. His work has been featured in publications such as Billy Penn at WHYY, The Philadelphia Tribune, Yahoo Finance, and Airline Weekly.