Great Walks see booking boost as NZ travellers look domestic

From Checkpoint, 5:47 pm on 17 June 2020

Covid may have all but killed international tourism but the Department of Conservation's Great Walks are still attracting record number of trampers.

Opening week saw a 36 percent increase in overall bookings for six of the eight walks that are open.

The boost comes on the back of the domestic tourism campaign encouraging New Zealanders to "do something new".

Department of Conservation boss Lou Sanson talks to Lisa Owen.