Backpacker arrivals boost ATEC confidence

Posted: Wed 10 Mar, 2010 12:00 AM

The relentless growth of Australia’s backpacker and youth travel sector paints a bright picture for the future of the inbound tourism industry, states the Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC). With Tourism Australia’s International Visitor Survey (IVS) for December 2009 showing that both total inbound numbers and total inbound economic value held steady during a tough twelve-month period ATEC MD Matt Hingerty said that, while this was an excellent result for an industry which was still picking itself up after the global economic  crisis, the real story was the inbound growth potential apparent in the outstanding IVS backpacker sector figures. Numbers rose by two percent to 570,000 visitors and expenditures up by 10.4 percent to almost AUD3.5 billion. Full story: www.atec.net.au

More News

New Zealand Hit New Record in International Arrivals Tourism Queensland and Jetstar Team Up Starwood Launches ‘Unbeatable Spirit of Thailand’ Campaign Singapore Airlines A380 Now Serving Frankfurt and New York GVB Welcomes First Russian Family since Visa Parole Authority