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Today’s release of short-term (less than 12 months) arrivals and departures data from the ABS for Dec shows the tourism boom still well and truly in place. Arrivals increased by 6.8% from the same time a year ago, and are up 10.6% over the past 12 months in total. While …read more
Pete spoke to Kier Shorey on ABC Far North this morning about the latest regional building approvals data from last week (see here) as well as his thoughts on the otulook for 2017 and beyond. You can listen to the interview below.
Earlier this week Pete had a piece in The Cairns Post talking about the recovery in place in the Cassowary Coast (see below). This was followed up today by a chat on radio 4CA with John MacKenzie, which you can listen to below.
Today saw the release of Tourism Australia’s National Visitor Survey for the Sept quarter (available for download here). It shows domestic tourism growing at almost 5% nationally but QLD, and TNQ in particular, not performing as well. Nation-wide domestic overnight visitors increased by 4.8% on the year to Sept to …read more
The climb in the numbers of visitors coming to, and leaving, Australia continues in the latest data for Oct from the ABS. Short term arrivals hit a new record of 713,300 (seasonally adjusted) for the month; an increase of 12.7% from the same time a year ago and a total …read more
Tourism continues to be a bright star in the economic firmament of Queensland, and TNQ in particular. International visitors to the state were up 13.1% for the year to Sept 2016; better than the national average of 11.5%. Even better, the growth into the Tropical North Queensland region was higher …read more
ABS data released today for Sept shows short term arrivals at a new record high (709,700 seasonally adjusted) which is 11.5% higher than at the same time last year. Over the past year over 8.06 million arrivals have been recorded; also a new record and up 10.7% for the same …read more
Today’s release of the Short Term Arrivals and Departures data for August confirms the growth in international visitors to the country remains strong. Over the past 12 months we have welcomed just a touch under 8 million visitors ( a new record); a growth rate of 10.6% over the course …read more
The impact that the domestic tourism boom is having in Tropical North Queensland can be clearly seen below. The expenditure figures include both overnight and day trips. Domestic tourism has added more than $500 million extra this year over last; that’s an increase of more than 24% y/y. International tourism …read more
Tourism Research Australia’s National Visitor Survey results for the year to June 2016 (available here) confirm the wonderful run of data we’ve been seeing in the Far North. Combined with the solid International Visitor Survey data released a fortnight ago (see here) today’s data confirms a fabulous financial year for the tourism …read more
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