FED:Record number of Aussies holiday overseas

AAP General News (Australia)
12-06-2010
FED:Record number of Aussies holiday overseas

The number of overseas trips taken by Australians has hit record levels .. topping
seven million in the year to the end of October.

But .. the latest Bureau of Statistics' data paints a grim picture for our domestic
tourism industry .. as people continue to make the most of the strong Aussie dollar and
growing airline capacity.

Departures are up a whopping 14.6 per cent .. while arrivals have increased 4.9 per
cent for the 12 months .. but this is down by 2.2 per cent on the same month last year.

Tourism and Transport Forum boss CHRISTOPHER BROWN says it's vital to keep driving
demand through advertising and promotion .. but there must be the infrastructure and services
to look after tourists when they arrive.

AAP RTV bart/crh/ajw/

KEYWORD: TOURISM TRIPS (GOLD COAST)

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