INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC VISITORS CHOOSE NSW

Domestic and international visitors have made their choice and reaffirmed NSW as Australia’s premier tourism state, with the latest independent survey results showing it to be the most popular destination for both groups.

Treasurer Dominic Perrottet said according to the latest round of the International Visitor Survey and National Visitor Survey, NSW was well ahead of its nearest rivals, Victoria and Queensland, boasting record international and domestic visitor nights and expenditure and significant growth in international and domestic overnight visitors.

“Internationally, NSW received 4.3 million visitors who stayed 95.5 million nights and spent $10.6 billion,” Mr Perrottet said.

“This meant NSW exceeded Victoria by 1.3 million visitors, 25.3 million nights and $2.4 billion in spend while we outperformed Queensland by 1.6 million visitors, 41.1 million nights and $4.8 billion in spend.

“Domestically, we welcomed 33.6 million overnight visitors who stayed 105.1 million nights and for the first time ever, these visitors spent more than $20 billion.

“In terms of interstate and intrastate visitors combined, NSW leads Victoria by 8.3 million visitors, 31.7 million nights and $5.8 billion expenditure; and Queensland by 10.8 million visitors, 13 million nights and $2.8 billion in expenditure.”