CER, TRANS-TASMAN TOURISM AND A SINGLE AVIATION MARKET

The tourist implications of the development and expansion of Closer Ec onomic Relations (CER) are examined in this paper which begins by revi ewing the formation and expansion of the agreement and the opportuniti es and limitations of a free trade area for tourism. The characteristi cs of trans-Tasman tourism and how these might be influenced by CER ar e then considered. The major outcome is seen to lie in the development of a single aviation market but some of the assumptions which underly the perceived benefits of further integration are challenged by an an alysis of the impacts of mono- and multi-destination visitors.