March 2013
HIGHLIGHTS
There were 6.2 million visitor arrivals for year ending March 2013, an increase of 4.9 per cent relative to the previous year.
There were 1.7 million visitor arrivals to Australia during the three months to March 2013, an increase of 5.4 per cent relative to the same period of the previous year.
There were 588,500 visitor arrivals during March 2013, an increase of 8.1 per cent relative to the same period of the previous year.
Key trends by market are outlined below
Download the visitors by market chart[->0].
New Zealand
· There were 99,100 visitors from New Zealand during March 2013, bringing the total for the three months to March to 255,000 an increase of 2.9 per cent relative to the same period of the previous year.
Europe
· There were 71,300 visitors from the United Kingdom during March 2013, bringing the total for the three months to March to 193,300, a decrease of 0.6 per cent relative to the same period previous year.
· There were 16,000 visitors from Germany during March 2013, bringing the total for the three months to March to 47,300, an increase of 4.2 per cent relative to the same period previous year.
· There were 8,300 visitors from France during March 2013, bringing the total for the three months to March to 27,200 an increase of 5.8 per cent relative to the same period previous year.
The Americas
· There were 50,000 visitors from the United States of America during March 2013, bringing the total for the three months to March to 141,200, an increase of 9.1 per cent relative to the same period previous year.
· There were 12,200 visitors from Canada during March 2013, bringing the total for the three months to March to 38,000, a decrease of 2.1 per cent relative to the same period previous year.
Southeast Asia
· There were 32,000 visitors from Singapore during March 2013, bringing the total for the three months to March to 79,200, an increase of 18.2 per cent relative to the same period previous year.
· There were 22,400 visitors from Malaysia during March 2013, bringing the total for the three months to March to 59,700, an increase of 10.1 per cent relative to the same period previous year.
· There were 15,400 visitors from India during March 2013, bringing the total for the three months to March to 41,100, an increase of 4.3 per cent relative to the same period previous year.
· There were 11,200 visitors from Indonesia during March 2013, bringing the total for the three months to March to 30,800, a decrease of 4.3 per cent relative to the same period previous year.
· There were 7,900 visitors from Thailand during March 2013, bringing the total for the three months to March to 19,200, an increase of 2.7 per cent relative to the same period previous year.
Japan
· There were 36,100 visitors from Japan during March 2013, bringing the total for the three months to March to 90,800, a decrease of 7.5 per cent relative to the same period previous year.
Northeast Asia
· There were 62,900 visitors from China during March 2013, bringing the total for the three months to March to 231,700, an increase of 16.6 per cent relative to the same period previous year.
· There were 16,100 visitors from Korea during March 2013, bringing the total for the three months to March to 53,200, a decrease of 6.8 per cent relative to the same period previous year.
· There were 21,100 visitors from Hong Kong during March 2013, bringing the total for the three months to March to 53,700, an increase of 14.5 per cent relative to the same period previous year.
· There were 9,100 visitors from Taiwan during March 2013, bringing the total for the three months to March to 27,200, an increase of 18.3 per cent relative to the same period previous year.
Tourism in Australia
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[->8][->9]A surfer on the Gold Coast[->10]. An iconic global image of Australian tourism focuses on its beaches, which are an integral part of the Australian identity.[1]
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[->13][->14]Driving on the Lasseter Highway[->15] near the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park[->16] in the Northern Territory[->17].
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[->20][->21]The Whitsunday Islands[->22] in Queensland[->23].
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[->26][->27]Ski ranges on Mount Hotham[->28], located in Victoria[->29]
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[->32]Great Keppel Island[->33] beach
Tourism is an important industry for the Australian economy[->34]. In the financial year 2010/11, the tourism[->35] industry represented 2.5% of Australia[->36]'s GDP[->37] at a value of approximately A$35 billion to the national economy. This is equivalent to tourism contributing $94.8 million a day to the Australian economy.[2] Domestic tourism is a significant part of the tourism industry, and was responsible for 73% of the total direct tourism GDP.[2]
The 2010-11 financial year saw a record number of overseas arrivals in the financial year, with 5.9 million short-term visitor arrivals to Australia (or 588 extra visitors a day extra).[3] Tourism employed 513,700 people in Australia in 2010-11, or which 43.7% of total tourism employed persons were part-time. Tourism also contributed 8.0% of Australia's total export earnings in 2010-11.[2]
Popular Australian destinations include the coastal cities of Sydney[->38] and Melbourne[->39], as well as other high profile destinations including regional Queensland[->40], the Gold Coast[->41] and the Great Barrier Reef[->42], the world's largest reef. Uluru[->43] and the Australian outback[->44] are other popular locations, as is Tasmanian wilderness[->45]. The unique Australian wildlife is also another significant point of interest in the country's tourism.
Contents
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· 1 Trends
2 Visas
3 History
4 Marketing
5 Types of tourists · 5.1 International tourists 5.2 Backpackers 5.3 Domestic tourism 5.4 Markets
· 6 Major attractions · 6.1 Destinations · 6.1.1 Great Barrier Reef 6.1.2 Sydney Opera House · 6.2 Events
· 7 See also
8 References
9 External links
Trends[edit]
Despite a year of global economic challenges and natural disasters in 2010-2011, Australia's tourism growth was supported by increased consumption (up 4.4% over the previous year, largely due to an increase in the number of visitors from overseas). On the back of a strong Australian dollar, 2010-11 also saw a record 7.4 million short-term resident departures from Australia, an increase of 9.9% from 2009-10. Domestic tourism consumption grew at less than half the pace of international consumption in 2010-11 (up 2.1% compared to 4.4%).[4]
The Australian Government released the 2020 Tourism Industry Potential on 15 November 2010, and estimates the Australian tourism industry to be worth up to $140 billion in overnight expenditure. This growth will largely be due to key emerging markets, including the China market, which is estimated to be the largest economic contributor to the Australian tourism industry by 2020.[5] The number of Chinese visitors has more than doubled from 2006 to 2012 reaching a peak of 626,400 in 2012 and surpassing for the first time the number of arrivals from the UK.[6] In 2013, China was Australia's fastest growing tourist market.[7] According to Tourism Australia Managing Director Andrew McEvoy Chinese are the highest spending visitors to the country.[8]
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Monthly short term visitor arrivals into Australia since 1976
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Monthly long term visitor arrivals into Australia since 1976
Visas[edit]
Main article: Visa policy of Australia[->50]
All visitors to Australia, apart from New Zealanders[->51], require advance permission to enter the country. For most countries, a full visa[->52] is required. Holders of passports of all European Union[->53] countries as well as all Schengen Area[->54] countries and European microstates[->55] only need to apply online for an eVisitor authorisation[->56]. Citizens of some OECD[->57] and some East Asian[->58] countries are able to apply for the similar Electronic Travel Authority authorisation[->59].[9]
History[edit]
From colonial days the idea of travel has been more natural to Australians than to people long established at one place. Immigrants, having once broken away from their homes, were prone to continue their search for wealth or security for a while, or, having settled down, to return to the old countries to visit their kin and refresh old memories. The opening of new lands, the establishment of industries and towns arid the consequent dispersal of people over Australia created a habit of mobility and enterprise which encouraged Australians to face the hardships of early travel by coach, on horseback or by ship. Even so, the slow and uncomfortable modes of travel and the vast distances separating Australian towns tended to restrict travel to essential journeys for purposes of trade, to pursue an occupation or to settle. This changed somewhat with the advent of rail travel.
The initial emphasis in tourism for purposes of pleasure was strongest on travel to resorts near the main population centres. These included the Blue Mountains in New South Wales and the hill and coast resorts close to Melbourne and other major cities. The existing railway services radiating from those cities, together with the 'feeder' horse-drawn, and later motor, coach transport connecting with the railways, rendered the State Government railway tourist bureaux the main means for selling intrastate, and even some interstate, travel.
After the 1914-18 War in the 1920s, and again after the easing of the effects of the depression of the 1930s, travel for all purposes increased steadily. It continued to be mainly by rail, but also by sea, although the family motor ear began in the 1930s to participate in the shorter intrastate traffic. A considerable fleet of passenger ships provided frequent and popular services linking most ports between Fremantle and Cairns. Other services linked Sydney and Melbourne with Tasmanian ports. The winter cruise of those days to Queensland ports could be regarded as the equivalent of today's drive or flight north for a winter holiday at the Gold Coast or a Barrier Reef Island, or today's shorter South Pacific cruises. The first cruises from Australia to New Zealand were organised in the summer of 1934-35, and Australians were travelling to Britain for as low as $78, tourist class, in the years immediately preceding the 1939-45 War.
In the period following the 1939-45 War the advent of new and improved methods of transportation, combined with rising standards of living and the energetic publicising of foreign destinations, developed international travel into a mass-movement. New ocean liners shortened travelling time considerably, and travel by car and bus increased in many countries. Most of all, air travel became widely available, faster, safer, and cheaper. The beginning of the jet age in 1960, with larger aeroplanes carrying more than 100 passengers at speeds approximating 600 miles per hour, diminished the world by half in terms of time. Rising standards of living in the post-war period led to greater expenditure on tourism, thus making it more important to the national economy.
Australia has shared in this world-wide expansion of travel, particularly in respect of its domestic tourism. Because of the marked increase in incomes and private car ownership among large sections of the population, greater leisure time, three weeks paid annual holidays (introduced first in New South Wales in 1958) and the introduction of long-service leave, thousands of Australians now travel by road into almost every part of the Commonwealth. This has led to investment in the development of new and improved facilities, especially accommodation, of new resorts at dispersed points around Australia, and to modifications in organisation and methods of tourist administration, development and promotion. These activities in turn have had an important influence on matters such as the improvement of highways and the opening up of national parks and foreshores. A recent consequence is the first detailed study and survey of the entire Australian tourist industry, its development and its future potential.
Marketing[edit]
See also: Tourism Australia[->60] and Australia Week[->61]
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[->64]Fitzroy Island[->65], Queensland.
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[->68][->69]A tourist plane prepares for take-off from the Melaleuca Airstrip in the South West Wilderness[->70] of Tasmania[->71]
Australia's international tourism campaigns have focused on Australia's laid back style, such as an 1980s advertising campaign[->72] featuring actor Paul Hogan[->73] telling American[->74] tourists "I'll slip an extra shrimp on the barbie[->75] for you", or its cheeky side, as in its controversial 2006 campaign in the United Kingdom[->76] using the Australian colloquialism[->77] slogan "So where the bloody hell are you?[->78]".[citation needed[->79]]
Tourism Australia’s “No Leave No Life” campaign was launched in March 2009 by the Federal Minister for Tourism, the Hon. Martin Ferguson AM MP. This campaign was designed to remind employees of the personal and professional benefits of taking annual leave, and of taking that leave in Australia. At 30 June 2009 there were 126 million days of stockpiled annual leave in the Australian economy.[10] At the end of the June 2010 quarter, this number had decreased to 117 million days, following falls in the preceding three quarters.
Tourism Australia’s latest consumer campaign “There’s Nothing Like Australia” invites Australians to share their favourite Australian place or experience with the world.
The campaign is based on research conducted by Tourism Australia that showed Australians were eager to get involved in promoting their country. It was developed to involve Australians because they are the experts on what makes Australia unlike anywhere else. The core message, that ‘There’s Nothing Like Australia’ was designed for longevity through different mediums, audiences and activities.[11]
Types of tourists[edit]
International tourists[edit]
Country|2000|2005|2010|
New Zealand[->80]|817.0|1,098.9|1,161.7|
United Kingdom[->81]|580.4|708.8|646.7|
United States[->82]|488.1|446.3|472.1|
China, People's Republic of[->83]|120.3|285.0|453.7|
Japan[->84]|721.0|685.3|398.2|
Singapore[->85]|285.7|266.1|308.0|
Malaysia[->86]|152.1|166.0|237.0|
South Korea[->87]|157.4|250.5|214.1|
Hong Kong[->88]|154.1|159.5|163.9|
Germany[->89]|143.3|146.5|160.4|
All other countries|1,312.0|1,286.2|1,669.3|
Total|4,931.4|5,499.1|5,885.1|
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[12]||||
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[->92][->93]Monthly visitor departures, by state where they spent the most time, since 1991. New South Wales, Queensland, and Victoria are the top three states for visitor numbers.
New Zealand tourists make up a distinctive part of the Australian tourism market, usually taking short package tours which concentrate heavily on the iconic sights (typically Sydney[->94], Uluru[->95], Gold Coast[->96] and Cairns[->97]),[citation needed[->98]] and viewing Australian native animals (particularly the koala[->99] and kangaroo[->100]).[13]
Backpackers[edit]
Another major source of tourists to Australia include backpackers[->101], mostly young people from Western European[->102] countries (particularly Britain) and North America. Spending more time in Australia, these travelers tend to explore considerably more of the country. Many backpackers participate in working holidays enabling them to stay longer in the country. Working holiday visas[->103] for Australia are available for those aged 18 to 30 for most Western European[->104] citizens, and also citizens of Canada[->105] and some developed East Asian nations such as Hong Kong[->106], Taiwan[->107], Japan[->108] and South Korea[->109].[14]
Domestic tourism[edit]
The domestic tourism market is estimated to valued at $63 billion.[15] In 2009, the Australian domestic market experienced a 10% slump in the number of visitor nights.[16] Domestic tourism in general and in particular free caravan and camping sites for overnight accommodation experienced strong demand in 2012.[17]
Australians are big domestic travellers, with a profusion of seaside resort towns in every state (many located on or near good surfing[->110] beaches), mountain retreats, plentiful national parks[->111], rivers, fishing[->112] locations, wine growing regions, as well as domestic visitation of the major tourist spots.[citation needed[->113]] Domestic tourism[->114] peaks during the Australian school holidays.
In 2011, a leading Australian travel agent warned that low-cost carriers such as AirAsia and Jetstar who offered cheap packages to Asia threatened the domestic tourism market.[18]
Markets[edit]
Australia[->115] (Domestic)|For the year ended 31 December 2009, the total economic value of domestic tourism measured $63.3 billion, with 66.1 million overnight trips taken in Australia by Australian residents aged 15 years and over.|
United States of America[->116]|There was $2.126 billion in total expenditure from the United States in 2010. The Tourism Industry Potential estimates that the United States market has the potential to grow to between $4.530 billion and $5.519 billion in total expenditure by 2020.|
Canada[->117]|Canada was Australia’s twelfth largest inbound market for total expenditure in 2010, with $0.700 billion spent on trips to Australia.|
Argentina[->118]|Argentina is one of Tourism Australia’s developing markets. Arrivals to Australia from Argentina continue to perform well, with visiting friends and relatives, holiday and education segments reporting good growth from a small base.|
Brazil[->119]|There were 26,908 arrivals from Brazil in calendar year 2010, an increase of four per cent compared to 2009.|
China[->120]|There was $3.26 billion in total expenditure from the China market in 2010. The Tourism Industry Potential estimates that China has the potential to grow to between $7.406 billion and $9.022 billion in total expenditure by 2020.|
India[->121]|There was $0.826 billion in total expenditure from the India market in 2010. The Tourism Industry Potential estimates that India has the potential to grow to between $1.854 billion and $2.258 billion in total expenditure by 2020.|
Hong Kong[->122]|Hong Kong was Australia’s eleventh largest inbound market for total expenditure in 2010, with $0.808 billion spent on trips to Australia.|
Indonesia[->123]|Indonesia was Australia’s thirteenth largest inbound market for total expenditure in 2010, with $0.608 billion spent on trips to Australia.|
South Korea[->124]|There was $1.279 billion in total expenditure from South Korea in 2010. The Tourism Industry Potential estimates that the South Korea market has the potential to grow to between $2.792 billion and $3.401 billion in total expenditure by 2020.|
Malaysia[->125]|There was $1.047 billion in total expenditure from Malaysia in 2010. The Tourism Industry Potential estimates that the Malaysia market has the potential to grow to between $2.046 billion and $2.492 billion in total expenditure by 2020.|
Taiwan[->126]|There was a nine per cent increase in visitors from Taiwan during 2008/09, reaching 92,800. The Total Inbound Economic Value of the Taiwan market increased by 21 per cent to $398 million.|
Singapore[->127]|There was $1.199 billion in total expenditure from Singapore in 2010. The Tourism Industry Potential estimates that the Singapore market has the potential to grow to between $2.266 billion and $2.760 billion in total expenditure by 2020.|
Thailand[->128]|Thailand is ranked 15th among Australia’s source markets in terms of arrivals. Australia received a total of 77,500 visitors from Thailand in 2008/09, a decrease of 8 per cent compared to the previous year.|
Vietnam[->129]|There were 37,246 arrivals from Vietnam in calendar year 2010, an increase of seven per cent on the previous year.|
United Kingdom[->130]|There was $3.184 billion in total expenditure from the United Kingdom in 2010. The Tourism Industry Potential estimates that the United Kingdom market has the potential to grow to between $5.479 billion and $6.675 billion in total expenditure by 2020.|
Netherlands[->131]|The Total Inbound Economic Value of the Netherlands market was $300 million in 2008/09 which was a three per cent increase on the previous year.|
Germany[->132]|There was $0.910 billion in total expenditure from Germany in 2010. The Tourism Industry Potential estimates that Germany has the potential to grow to between $1.902 billion and $2.316 billion in total expenditure by 2020.|
Switzerland[->133]|Australia received a total of 39,900 visitors from Switzerland in 2008/09 which was a five per cent decrease compared to the previous year. The Total Inbound Economic Value was $270 million which was one per cent less than the previous year.|
France[->134]|There was $0.561 billion in total expenditure from France in 2010. The Tourism Industry Potential estimates that the France market has the potential to grow to between $1.153 billion and $1.405 billion in total expenditure by 2020.|
Nordic[->135]|The Total Inbound Economic Value of the Nordic market increased by 5 per cent during 2008/2009 and was valued at $506 million. Australia received a total of 58,700 visitors from the Nordic region in 2008/09.|
Ireland[->136]|Australia received a total of 64,420 visitors from Ireland in 2008/09, a decrease of 1 per cent compared to the previous year. The Total Inbound Economic Value increased 3 per cent to A$479 million in 2008/09.|
Spain[->137]|Despite a strong increase in October visitor arrivals, total arrivals year to date (YTD) continue to be well below last year and Spain continues to be one of the hardest hit European markets.|
Italy[->138]|There were 56,401 visitor arrivals from Italy in calendar year 2010, up two per cent on the previous year.|
