WA Tourism sees mixed results
The global tourism market’s volatility is reflected in latest statistics for WA, according to State Tourism Minister Sheila McHale.
Ms McHale said the highly competitive nature of the global tourism market had resulted in peaks and troughs in some of Western Australia’s key markets.
“Overall, recent trends in international visitor numbers and nights in WA have seen a slight decline, but the good news is our international visitor expenditure has increased to record levels,” Ms McHale said.
WA recorded strong increases in tourist numbers from developing international markets including China (up 18 percent) and Korea (17 percent), but disappointing results from Malaysia, Japan, Singapore and New Zealand.
Ms McHale said declines out of Japan, Singapore and Malaysia were “definitely an Australia-wide issue” while New Zealand results were masked by an impressive previous year.
“In spite of the 14 per cent decline in NZ tourist numbers, it is important to recognise this is still the second highest number of NZ visitors for any financial year.
“If we go back five years to the results in 2001-02, the past 12 months represent a 52 percent increase in numbers from New Zealand.
“These peaks and troughs, along with the national downturn in domestic tourism, mean times are challenging for our tourism industry,” she said.
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