Business tourists a boost for economy
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Tourism Minister Fran Bailey said 166,400 business people had come to Australia during 2006-07 – an increase of 61% in the past six years according to the Sydney Morning Herald. “Business, convention and conference travel is big business and the Australian sector is making the most of this lucrative market segment,” Bailey was quoted as saying.
The business market is crucial for several key reasons, “They have a high spend rate and eventually become ambassadors for the country to foreign governments,” a spokesman for the Australian Tourism Export Council told the news agency.
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