Travel bosses want a single Australia-New Zealand tourist visa

Five ships from the P&O Cruise line meet for the first time on Sydney harbour, Australia, November 25, 2015. REUTERS/James Morgan/Handout via Reuters

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A trans-Tasman Sea regional visa, granting entry to both Australia and New Zealand, could encourage more travellers to make long-haul flights to the region, tourism chiefs in the two nations said.

Australia and New Zealand, both former British colonies with strong cultural ties, are geographically close and trialled a regional visa during last year's Cricket World Cup, which they jointly hosted.