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Travelers were greeted by D.J., drags queens and stuffed koala bears as Australia reopened to international visitors Monday after 704 days of pandemic restrictions.
Overseas tourists and business travelers have begun arriving after Australia lifted its final travel restrictions for fully vaccinated passengers.
International tourists and business travellers began arriving in Australia with few restrictions on Monday, bringing together families in tearful reunions after separations of two years or longer forced by some of the toughest travel restrictions in the world.
Australia has lifted some of the world's strictest COVID measures, which prevented international tourists for over two years.
After the COVID-19 pandemic pushed Australia to enforce travel restrictions, tourists were finally allowed back into the country on Monday.