AUSTRALIA - More Aussies head overseas for holidays

eTN, 18-6-2007

Australians took 4.4 million international trips last year, 2.3 percent more than in 2005.
More Australians than ever before are heading overseas for holidays, illustrating the need for the Australian tourism industry to step up its focus on attracting foreign tourists, a peak tourism industry body has said. Australian Tourism Export Council managing director Matthew Hingerty was commenting on the release of Tourism Research Australia’s National Visitor Survey, which reported that Australians took 4.4 million international trips last year, 2.3 percent more than in 2005. By comparison, just over five million international visitors came to Australia in 2006.

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