A top travel boss has predicted Australians will be flying to London by November, despite still not being allowed on a three hour flight from Sydney to Queensland.
Graham Turner, chief executive of Flight Centre, said mainland Europe, Fiji, Canada, the United States and Singapore could also be on the cards before Christmas.
It comes as the Prime Minister announced vaccination passports could be in the hand's of holiday-hungry fully-vaccinated Australians in just few months time when vaccination rates are due to hit 80 per cent.
But in a bizarre battle of the borders it appears Sydneysiders could travel overseas before they enter the Sunshine State or Western Australia, which remains\ tightly shut to NSW.
A top travel boss has predicted Australians will be flying to London by November (pictured, a woman in London on Westminster Bridge)
Graham Turner, chief executive of Flight Centre, said mainland Europe, Fiji, Canada, the United States and Singapore could also be on the cards before Christmas (pictured, woman in Italy)
Mr Turner predicted the first international holiday available will the UK some time in November, the Daily Telegraph reported.
Australia is considered a 'green list' country by the United Kingdom, meaning visitors do not have to quarantine on arrival.
Instead, tourists are required to have been Covid-tested in the three days before arriving in Britain and again on their second day in the country.
Mr Turner said he expects Queensland and other parts of the country to have a tougher time acclimatising with the rest of the world.
'NSW has nothing to lose,' the chief executive said.
'They've got the infection. It doesn't matter that they bring in more.'
The optimistic travel chief said travellers would likely only be required to quarantine for two to five days on their return to Australia when international travel resumes - and it could even be at home.
It comes as Prime Minister Scott Morrison said self-isolation at home would become the 'primary and viable method' for quarantine.
Australia is considered a 'green list' country by the United Kingdom meaning visitors do not have to quarantine on arrival (pictured, a woman in Canada, another destination which could be on the cards by the end of the year for the fully-vaccinated)
Digital vaccine certificates confirming double-dose Covid jabs already exist, but the data, including the brand of vaccine, could also be added to the built-in chips in existing biometric passports (pictured)
The NSW Premier on Thursday announced the details of the state's 'roadmap to freedom' (pictured) once 70 per cent of the adult population is vaccinated with pubs, restaurants, shops, gyms and swimming pools opening up
It is believed expats may be permitted to home quarantine if they are fully vaccinated with a jab approved by the country's medical regulator.
The federal government has also cleared a plan for Covid vaccine passports for launch with international immunisation passports to be rolled out in October.
The NSW Premier on Thursday announced the details of the state's 'roadmap to freedom' once 70 per cent of the adult population is vaccinated with pubs, restaurants, shops, gyms and swimming pools opening up.
Major Australian airline Qantas last week announced its plans to gradually bring back overseas flights once 80 per cent of the Australian population was fully vaccinated.
Qantas said it expected the country to reach
