FBoS Release No. 41, 2019 – 22nd May 2019
Key Facts:
* Total visitor arrivals are up by 20.9% compared to the same period last year.
* Up: Australia 22.5%, New Zealand 17.4%, United States 28.7%, Japan 156.8%, Canada 20%, United Kingdom 14.5%, Cont Europe 16.6, Rest of Asia 52.4%, Pacific Islands 18.3% and others 2.1%
* Down: China -10.5% and South Korea -14.7%
* FYI – Australian tourist arrivals increase for this month but drop in the past 3 months as compared to a year earlier.
January down by -1.6% , February down by -9.0% , March down by -8.8% and April up by 22.5%.
