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Tourists spending record amounts in Australia

Tourists at Sydney Harbour

Tourists at Sydney Harbour Source: AAP

Australian and international tourists are spending record amounts across the country, now topping more than $120 billion a year.


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By Hannah Sinclair, Jin Sun Lane

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Australian and international tourists are spending record amounts across the country, now topping more than $120 billion a year.


In the year ending March 2017, domestic visitors staying overnight in Australia spent over $60 billion.

Day visitors spent almost $20 billion, and international visitors spent just under $40 billion.

A Tourism Research Australia survey has also found a growing number of Australians are taking trips interstate and regionally.


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