Visitors inbound equal Australians holidaying overseas for a change.

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International tourist arrivals to Australia are growing at the same annual rate as the number of overseas trips being taken by Australians for the first time in almost a decade.


The latest Overseas Arrivals and Departures (OADs) figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that international arrivals grew 4.9% in the 12 months to the end of February, the same rate as Australians travelling overseas.


TTF Acting Chief Executive Officer Trent Zimmerman said the annual figures are good news for Australian tourism operators.


“It’s the first time since late 2003 that the annual growth rate for international arrivals has matched that of international departures,” he said.


“The moderation in growth of outbound travel by Australians is a further indication that Australians have adjusted to the strong Australian dollar as the new normal.


“We hope that this will translate into a continuation of the recovery in domestic tourism, which accounts for around 70% of expenditure in Australia’s visitor economy.”


Zimmerman said the OADs also show that Lunar New Year drove a significant increase in Chinese arrivals in February.

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International tourist arrivals to Australia are growing at the same annual rate as the number of overseas trips being taken by Australians for the first time in almost a decade.


The latest Overseas Arrivals and Departures (OADs) figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that international arrivals grew 4.9% in the 12 months to the end of February, the same rate as Australians travelling overseas.


TTF Acting Chief Executive Officer Trent Zimmerman said the annual figures are good news for Australian tourism operators.


“It’s the first time since late 2003 that the annual growth rate for international arrivals has matched that of international departures,” he said.


“The moderation in growth of outbound travel by Australians is a further indication that Australians have adjusted to the strong Australian dollar as the new normal.


“We hope that this will translate into a continuation of the recovery in domestic tourism, which accounts for around 70% of expenditure in Australia’s visitor economy.”


Zimmerman said the OADs also show that Lunar New Year drove a significant increase in Chinese arrivals in February.

Arrivals and departures on par - Hotel Management

It is a certain shame though that the derived figures are inclusive of the (VFR) Visiting Friends & Relatives traffic, amongst other morphed stats. & a quite distorted reality when many Inbound Tourism Operators & accommodation establishments are realistically down 30% - 40% in passenger numbers & revenue at the present time.