Results from Tourism Research Australia's International Visitor Survey, released today, show continuing growth with further record international arrivals, visitor nights and spending figures.
The report reveals spending reached a new high of $34.8 billion, an increase of 13 per cent or $4.1 billion over the year, which is the strongest growth seen since 2001.
International visitor arrivals increased 7 per cent to 6.7 million while nights were up 10 per cent, reaching 242 million during the year ending September 2015.
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