The Tourism industry says operators are literally jumping for joy at the news domestic travel will open up again at Covid-19 Alert Level 2.
Government Ministers will make a decision on Monday about whether New Zealand is ready to make the shift from Level 3.
The sector had estimated up to 200,000 jobs could go as a result of the pandemic.
But the Tourism Minister, Kelvin Davis, told Māni Dunlop that domestic travel won't save every job.