Chinese visitors to TNQ fall for first time in almost eight years

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Pete Faulkner - Cairns, TNQ, Tourism, Uncategorized

Further data from TRA for the TNQ region highlights the concern we flagged earlier today. Over the past year the once-booming Chinese sector of the market has seen a decline in the region of 1.2%. Chinese visitors to TNQ fell from 216,726 in the year to June 2016 to 214,082 in the year to June 2017. This is the lowest annual number since March 2016 and is down 6.7% from the highs seen six months ago.

Visitor numbers from the USA continue to grow (up 5.5% y/y) along with Japan (up 5.4%). The UK has contracted over the past 6 months and is down 5.6% for the year to the lowest level since Dec 2015.