Visitor arrivals to Australia up 2% in 1H2019, led by arrivals from China

The Blue Swan Daily, 19 August 2019 – Tourism Australia reported (15-Aug-2019) visitor arrivals to Australia for Jun-2019 and the six months ended Jun-2019. Details include:

  • Jun-2019:
    Visitor arrivals: 660,300, +2.1% year-on-year;
    New Zealand: 109,900, -2.1%;
    China: 80,700, +4.3%;
    US: 62,700, +7.7%;
    Singapore: 59,000, +23.7%;
    India: 34,300, +17.5%;
    Malaysia: 31,600, -22.7%;
    UK: 28,300, -1.7%;
    Japan: 24,600, +6.0%;
    Hong Kong: 20,700, stable;
    South Korea: 19,200, -3.0%;…read more