THE number of Australian travellers heading to the United States in 2019 is predicted to rise 2%, Visit USA revealed at its Mid-Year Review in Sydney last night.
The event saw the presentation of the latest visitation figures released by the US Commercial Service, showing Australia is the 11th largest inbound market for the States.
A whopping 1.36m Aussies touched down in the US in 2018, 87% of which were travelling for leisure and 13% for business.
They had an average length of stay of 19 nights, a steady figure on 2017 but a decline from the 22 nights in 2016.
Australians are travelling year-round to the US, but the most popular months are between Apr-Oct and Dec-Jan.
“It’s a really great destination for Australian travellers, no matter what age they are,” Visit USA President Lucy Rowe told TD.
Once they touch down in the US, most travellers are on average, spending their time in two states visiting three cities.
“Australians don’t just land in one spot and look at it, they’ll travel and that’s the great thing about Australians because they have no fear of driving further and seeing more,” Rowe said.
In 2018, California claimed the lion’s share of Australian visitors (44.54%), followed by Hawaii (27.18%), New York (22.93%) and Nevada (19.12%).
Rowe said direct flights from Australia to the US had strengthened travel by Australians, seeing them travel further into the country.
“They are impacting the way Australians look at their travel because they’re already halfway across the country before they’ve even gotten off the plane.”
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