The tourism sector is focusing on the future a year after borders were fully opened following the pandemic.

Tourism Industry Aotearoa Chief Executive Rebecca Ingram says last summer was a good start, producing two-thirds of the pre-Covid tourism numbers.

Ingram says they knew it wouldn't be a quick switch and she expects it could take a couple of years to get back to normal.

She told Mike Hosking that the sector is still looking to improve.

Ingram says operators are on the hunt for talent and scaling up as summer approaches.

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