Australia‘s Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Simon Birmingham reported (26-Oct-2018) “strong international traveller numbers” in 12 months ended 30-Jun-2018, including a 22% “spike” in visitors from China. Mr Birmingham noted Australia has already met current 2020 inbound passenger seat targets.
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