Tourists drop more than $113b in Australia

International tourists spent a record $43.2 billion in Australia last year, with more visiting bush and coastal destinations.

Uluru is considered sacred by the land's traditional Aboriginal owners, the Anangu people. Source: Pixabay

Holiday-makers splurged a whopping $113.4 billion in Australia last year, with international and domestic tourists increasingly making trips to regional destinations.

Overseas travellers dropped $43.2 billion in the year to September, an increase of five per cent.

Chinese tourists continued to lead the way, with 1.3 million visitors representing an increase of eight per cent on the previous year, and the biggest chunk of the 8.4 million travellers who came to Australia.

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