Bye-Bye Bali, Hello Bondi. Grounded Australians Holiday at Home

  • Road trips replace overseas jaunts in a domestic vacation boom
  • Spending splurge is central to Australia’s economic recovery
The Bondi Icebergs Club at Bondi Beach in Sydney, on Dec. 7.Photographer: Lisa Maree Williams/Bloomberg
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As Covid-19 restrictions blanket much of Europe and infections continue to climb in the U.S., Australia is experiencing the biggest holiday boom in half a century after virtually eliminating the virus.