Chinese arrivals lead Australian tourism growth

Tourism Research Australia reported (07-Dec-2016) the following highlights from its International Visitor Survey for the year ending Sep-2016:

• China:
• • Visitors: 1.1 million, +22% year-on-year;
  • Visitor nights: 43.2 million, +10%;
  • Visitor spend: AUD9.1 billion (USD6.8 billion), +18%;
• US:
• • Visitors: 648,000, +18% to 648,000;
  • Visitor nights: 14.6 million, +14%;
  • Visitor spend: AUD3.7 billion (USD2.8 billion), +20%;
• Japan:
• • Visitors: 365,000, +22%;
  • Visitor nights: 9.2 million, +5%;
  • Visitor spend: AUD1.6 billion (USD1.2 billion), +19%;
• South Korea:
• • Visitors: 255,000, +29%;
  • Visitor nights: 13.8 million, +34%;
  • Visitor spend: AUD1.6 billion (USD1.2 billion), +34%;
• UK:
• • Visitors: 667,000, +5%;
  • Visitor nights: 24 million, -8%;
  • Visitor spend: AUD3.7 billion (USD2.8 billion), +6%;
• New Zealand:
• • Visitors: 1.2 million, +3%;
  • Visitor nights: 15.3 million, +4%;
  • Visitor spend: AUD2.7 billion (USD2 billion), +5%;
• Singapore:
• • Visitors: 383,000, +15%;
  • Visitor nights: 6.2 million, +7%;
  • Visitor spend: AUD1.5 billion (USD1.1 billion), +11%. [more - original PR]