Chinese visitors boost Australian arrivals
New figures show the number of Chinese visitors to Australia jumped 15.5% to 630,000 in 2012.
December Overseas Arrivals and Departures data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows international arrivals to Australia rose 4.6% to 6.1 million in 2012 compared to 2011, with the strongest growth from China.
Monthly arrivals grew 7.0% overall and 13.2% from China.
Chinese visitors last year leapfrogged those from the UK, accounting for 10.2 per cent of Australia’s international tourism market. New Zealand remains the No 1 source market.
Tourism & Transport Forum (TTF) acting chief executive Trent Zimmerman said the overall result was above expectations.
There were strong increases in arrivals from Malaysia (up 8.9%), Singapore (up 7.8%), and India (up 7.5 %), and a continuing recovery in arrivals from Japan (up 6.4%).
Ian Jarrett
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