New Zealand, Indonesia, the United States and the United Kingdom returned to the top of Australians' overseas travel destinations, Australian Bureau of Statistics figures reveal.
Indonesia and the UK were the second and third most visited places, with 86,160 and 66,480 arrivals returning from each country respectively. The USA, Fiji, India, Singapore, Thailand, Italy and Vietnam rounded out the top 10. All of these countries had more Australians return from them than they did in June.
New Zealand continued to be the leading destination for Australians travelling overseas, with nearly 1.5 million short-term trips in 2019, according to new data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
The top four most-visited countries matched 2019's rankings, with New Zealand followed by Indonesia (454,650 trips), the United States (372,650), and the United Kingdom (355,210).
In 2019, Australian residents undertook 11,300,000 million outbound international trips. New Zealand was the leading destination for Australian tourists with a total of 1.5 million short-term trips in 2019. Indonesia was the second leading destination for Australian tourists, with a total of 1.4 million trips in 2019.
1. Sydney. You can not visit Australia and avoid Sydney, the largest metropolis and the most popular tourist place in Australia.
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Every other traveller you meet – and most locals in any given country – will recognise that, along with Kiwis, we're probably the most prolific travellers on the globe.
Tasmania. Tasmania is not part of the mainland itself, but an island to the South of it. For that reason, it's one of the least visited parts of Australia. Many people have never even heard of Tasmania.
Hong Kong. The citizens of Hong Kong were revealed to be the most seasoned travelers, taking an incredible 11.4 international tourist trips each year. And while technically not a country, Hong Kong operates much like a country separate from China (whose citizens only go on 0.06 trips per year).
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