Visitor Economy Off to Strong Start in 2016 with Overseas Visitor Surge
Australia’s visitor economy has kicked off 2016 with a strong performance in January according to today’s ABS figures said the Tourism & Transport Forum Australia (TTF).
The latest ABS Overseas Arrivals figures released today confirm that 7.5 million people travelled to Australia in the 12 months to January 2016 – up 9.3 per cent on the previous year.
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Top 10 Overseas Arrivals League Table (12 months to January 2016) Country of Origin |
Arrivals |
Increase |
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1. New Zealand |
1,317,300 |
5.9% |
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2. China |
1,064,200 |
30.1% |
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3. UK |
689,800 |
5.0% |
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4. USA |
616,800 |
7.9% |
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5. Singapore |
397,900 |
8.2% |
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6. Japan |
340,300 |
4.1% |
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7. Malaysia |
338,400 |
5.2% |
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8. South Korea |
234,300 |
13.5% |
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9. India |
233,600 |
16.5% |
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10. Hong Kong |
222,000 |
12.7% |