NSW Attracts Tourism From Asia

NSW continues to record growth in tourism from Asia, according to the latest International Visitor Survey for the year ended March 2012, released today by the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism (DRET).

Highlights from the results (year end March 2011 vs. year end March 2012) include:

- NSW remains Australia’s top international destination, with a 2.7% increase in spend by overnight visitors to $6.2 billion
- International visitors stayed a total of 67.2 million nights in NSW, up by 4.4%

- Malaysian holiday visitors to NSW reached their highest level since the Sydney Olympics, up by 25%

Holiday visitors increased from India (+25%), China (+23%), Thailand (+13%) and Indonesia and Taiwan (both +9%).

For more information see the IVS fact sheet.