AUSTRALIAN visitation to Japan leapt more than 15% over the last 12 months, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics this week.
The results for “resident returns” through to 30 Sep 2019 indicated Japan was the fastest growing destination among Australia’s top 10 outbound markets, just ahead of Indonesia which increased 14.1%.
The increasing popularity of India was confirmed by a 9.2% increase in Aussie travel – while in contrast, a decline was recorded for Thailand, down 4.6%.
Australian visitation to Singapore also dipped 1.8%, while travel to the USA has dropped about 1% over the last year, despite heavy promotion.
Indonesia was the most popular destination for Australians during Sep 2019, with 133,200 residents returning, mostly on flights from Bali and Jakarta.
New Zealand was in second spot with 111,000 Australian visitors during the month, followed by the USA with 95,200 and then the UK at 73,800.
China was in fifth position with 46,600 Australian visitors, confirming the ongoing imbalance between inbound and outbound Chinese travel.
Almost 100,000 Chinese people arrived in Australia during the month – twice the number of Aussies travelling in the other direction (TD yesterday).
The top 10 destinations for Australian travellers during Sep were rounded out by Thailand (42,700), Japan (30,900), India (22,900), Singapore (37,500) and Fiji (28,900).
The figures indicated the fastest growth in overseas travellers from those who lived in the Northern Territory, up 22.9%, followed by South Australia (+5.6%) and Queensland (+2.7%).
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