The number of Indian visitors to Australia grew strongly in the first half of 2014.
According to the latest data from Tourism Australia, released this week, India contributed 99,500 visitors to Australia in the January-June 2014 period, 19.3% more than the same period last year.
And on a rolling 12-month basis, calculating for arrivals for the June 2013 to June 2014 period, 184,720 Indians visited Australia, an increase of 15.0% year-on-year. This makes India the 10th largest visitor source market for Australia.
During this 12-month period, Indian visits to Queensland surged 22%, while arrivals to New South Wales (19%), South Australia (15%) and Victoria (15%) all saw double-digit growth.
In total, India travellers spent AU$752 million (US$681m) in the 12 months to June 2014, making it the 12th most valuable nation to Australia’s tourism economy.
And Indian visitors also tend to stay in Australia for long periods. Perhaps due to the high level of VFR (visiting friends and relatives) trips taken, the average length-of-stay in Australia for Indian tourists is 55 nights.
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