Friday 4 October 2013

Latest Tourism Visitation Figures Now Available on Destination NSW Website

The latest tourism visitation figures for year-end June 2013 as sourced from International Visitor Survey (IVS) and the National Visitor Survey (NVS) are now available on the Destination NSW website.

NSW experienced record results in number of international visitors, nights and expenditure, reinforcing the State’s position as Australia’s leading visitor destination. NSW received a significant 6.6 per cent growth in visitor expenditure to year-end June 2013 and this drove the national expenditure growth of 6.0 per cent.

The key drivers of NSW growth were expenditure from Chinese visitors and from Holiday visitors. For the first time, China has outranked New Zealand as the largest source market for NSW.

NSW continued its national leadership in domestic visitors, nights and expenditure. NSW recorded a significant 4.9 per cent growth in visitor expenditure to year-end June 2013 and this drove the national expenditure growth of 3.2 per cent. The key drivers of NSW growth were spending from Holiday visitors and spending in Regional NSW.

Destination NSW website now includes the year-end June 2013 international and domestic visitation snapshot and time series at the State level and Tourism region level. Facts and figures are also available by Purpose of Visit and for each Country Source Market.

For more information, please visit http://www.destinationnsw.com.au/tourism/facts-and-figures

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