Nearly 1.5 million Australians travelled overseas over the three months to December 2007 representing a growth of 12.2% over the same period in 2006. The table below shows the top 10 destinations for Australian international travellers over the December quarter 2007. This information comes from the passenger cards filled in by passengers when arriving or departing Australia. The introduction of outbound focused services by Jetstar International in late 2006 and 2007 has affected the results for the US, Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore.

Top 10 outbound destinations for Australians for the December Quarter 2007 by Destination, No. of People, %Change from Dec Qtr 2006:

New Zealand, 257,100, 1.9%

US, 131,600, 14.5%

Thailand, 104,900, 20.2%

UK, 92,300, 7.6%

Indonesia, 81,100, 47.2%

China, 76,100, 7.9%

Hong Kong, 64,800, 8.7%

Singapore, 61,300, 10.5%

Malaysia, 52,700, 14.8%

India, 49,000, 7.2%

Total 1,498,300, 12.2%

Source ABS - OAD

According to the latest Tourism Research Australia figures released today, domestic visitors and visitor nights to Sydney and NSW had declined in the year ended December 2007. Despite the overall decline, holiday nights in regional NSW held steady and daytrippers to and in NSW increased by 9.6 per cent for the year according to the National Visitors Survey. The good news is the growth in international travel. Tourism NSW forecasts suggest international visitors will account for more nights spent in NSW than domestic visitors before 2015. Sydney is a global destination with more than 40 international airlines that can funnel visitors to other parts of the State and Australia. Domestic tourism in NSW faces challenging times through a number of short term and longer term influences. To see an item by Tourism NSW's Olivia Jenkins published in today's Sydney Morning Herald click here.

Peter

Are there any numbers for the whole of 2007 ?

I couldn't find the numbers you gave in the provided link....?

LaoPo

Are there any numbers for the whole of 2007 ?

I couldn't find the numbers you gave in the provided link....?

LaoPo

For what it is worth this website might answer your questions.

http://www.tourism.australia.com/Research.asp

Also Japanese tourists down mainland Chinese up. (at least that is what the "promoters" state)