Tourism is booming as domestic and international visitors come here in droves and spend more than ever.
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The latest independent survey shows that 5.6 million domestic tourists and 353,700 international travellers flocked to the North Coast.
The year ending September 2018 saw:
- 5.9 million visitors to the North Coast, up 6.9%
- $3.7 billion in visitor expenditure, up 15.6%
- 24.5 million night, up 2.1%
The Member for Oxley, Melinda Pavey MP, said the results also show the importance of NSW North Coast tourism.
“Domestic visitors spent $3.5 billion during their stay, which is an increase of 16.1 per cent on the previous year,” said Member for Oxley, Melinda Pavey MP.
“This means more heads on beds, people in restaurants, cafes, pubs and shops, spending money and driving our local visitor economy.”
Minister for Tourism and Major Events Adam Marshall said NSW is in a golden era.
“These impressive numbers are turbocharging our economy, generating jobs and driving investment in local communities,” Mr Marshall said.
“Internationally, NSW received 4.3 million visitors who stayed 95.5 million nights and spent $10.6 billion.
“Domestically, we welcomed 33.6 million overnight visitors who stayed 105.1 million nights and for the first time ever, these visitors spent more than $20 billion.”
The National and International Visitor Surveys are released by Tourism Research Australia. For more on the survey results for year ending September 2018, visit www.tra.gov.au
Letitia Fitzpatrick
Worked as a journalist and assistant producer for BBC news and current affairs in the UK, Ulster Television, Q Radio and the Irish News in Northern Ireland. Moved to Australia and joined Fairfax Media in 2016. Won a Rotary Paul Harris Fellowship award in 2018 for reporting the Pappinbarra bushfires and the subsequent Rotary appeal which raised $30,000.
Worked as a journalist and assistant producer for BBC news and current affairs in the UK, Ulster Television, Q Radio and the Irish News in Northern Ireland. Moved to Australia and joined Fairfax Media in 2016. Won a Rotary Paul Harris Fellowship award in 2018 for reporting the Pappinbarra bushfires and the subsequent Rotary appeal which raised $30,000.
