MELBOURNE: Indian tourists are flocking to Australia, taking the total number of travellers from the country to over 134,000 from January to October this year.
According to a forecast by Tourism Australia, 13,400 Indians visited Australia during October this year, an increase of 9.5 per cent as compared to the same period last year.
Visitor arrivals from India were predicted to rise by 7.5 per cent and 7.6 per cent to 1,63,800 in 2012-13 and 176,300 in 2013-14 respectively.
“Markets expected to experience strongest gains in visitor volumes in 2012-13 are China (15.9 per cent), Malaysia (13.9 per cent), Singapore (12.5 per cent) and India (7.5 per cent),” said the Tourism Forecast Committee report, released earlier this year.
“This revision represents a difference of 6,500 more visitors in aggregate. In the longer term to 2021-22, average annual growth of 7.2 per cent to 306,100 visitors is expected,” it said.
The report also noted trends among Indian tourists. The average length of stay rose 20 per cent to 66 nights per trip while total nights in hotels, motels and guest houses and serviced apartments rose 17.2 per cent to 0.5 million as compared to the same period in 2011-12, it said.
“Visitor expenditure is forecast to rise 19.8 per cent in 2012-13 to US $ 867 million. In the longer term to 2021-22, average annual growth of 10.9 per cent is forecast to US$ 2 billion, representing an upward revision of US $354 million,” the report said.
Last year, Tourism Australia had launched ‘India 2020 Strategic Plan’ to maximise India’s tourism potential and set a foundation for the future, when long-haul leisure travel by Indians becomes more common.
Number of Indians visiting Australia on the rise: Report
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