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Some encouraging tourism numbers are starting to come to light. 130,000 tourists arrived in August - Queenstown in particular is now at 80 percent of pre-pandemic levels. Infometrics Principal Economist, Brad Olsen, explained to us that these numbers are encouraging and that this growth gives the economy a necessary 'shot in the arm'. "This is a good early sign, it shows that people are willing to get out and about, at least globally." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.