TOURISM DRIVES BUSINESS AND JOB CREATION IN NSW

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A key industry report revealed NSW holds more than a third of the country’s tourism businesses, reinforcing NSW’s position as Australia’s premier tourism State.

Minister for Tourism and Major Events Adam Marshall said NSW has once again come out on top in Tourism Research Australia’s Tourism Businesses in Australia June 2012 to June 2017 Report, which examines the stability and health of Australia’s tourism industry.

“Tourism is big business and it’s pleasing to see more operators and tourism providers coming on board to further expand and diversify NSW’s impressive visitor experience,” Mr Marshall said.

“Visitation to our State means jobs and according to the report, NSW has 29 per cent more employing tourism businesses than Victoria and 78 per cent more than Queensland.”

NSW leads the country with 98,744, or 34%, of tourism businesses in Australia with 20,928 more than Victoria and 43,778 more than Queensland.

The report can be found here.