22-Nov-2010 11:45 AM
Australia's Tourism Forecasting Committee forecasts 5.3% rise in 2010 int'l visitor arrivals
Australia's Tourism Forecasting Committee (TFC) released (15-Nov-2010) its new tourism forecast to 2020. TFC forecasts international visitor arrivals to Australia to rise 5.3% year-on-year in 2010. Strong growth in arrivals for 2010 is expected from China, South Korea, Malaysia and Japan. Details include:
- International arrivals forecast:
- 2010: 5.9 million, +5.3% year-on-year;
- New Zealand: 1.1 million, +3.5%;
- UK: 649,000, -2.2%;
- USA: 487,000, +1.6%;
- China: 435,000, +18.8%;
- Japan: 398,000, +11.9%;
- Singapore: 330,000, +6.2%;
- Malaysia: 222,000, +11.9%;
- South Korea: 210,000, +16.3%;
- Germany: 165,000, +2.1%;
- Hong Kong: 160,000, +2.3%;
- India: 132,000, +5.8%;
- Middle east: 120,000, +14.4%;
- 2010: 5.9 million, +5.3% year-on-year;
- 2011: 6.2 million, +5.6%;
- 2012: 6.5 million, +4.5%;
- 2013: 6.7 million. +4%;
- 2014: 7.0 million, +3.7%;
- 2015: 7.2 million, +3.5%;
- 2016: 7.5 million, +3.4%;
- 2017: 7.7 million, +3.2%;
- 2018: 8.0 million, +3.2%;
- 2019: 8.2 million, +3.1%;
- 2020: 8.5 million, +3.0%. [more]