Tourism in Australia
Tourism is an important industry for the Australian economy. In the financial year
2010/11, the tourism industry represented 2.5% of Australia's GDP at a value of
approximately A$35 billion to the national economy. This is equivalent to tourism
contributing $94.8 million a day to the Australian economy. Domestic tourism is a
significant part of the tourism industry, and was responsible for 73% of the total
direct tourism GDP. The 2010-11 financial year saw a record number of overseas
arrivals in the financial year, with 5.9 million short-term visitor arrivals to
Australia (or 588 extra visitors a day extra).[3] Tourism employed 513,700 people
in Australia in 2010-11, or which 43.7% of total tourism employed persons were
part-time. Tourism also contributed 8.0% of Australia's total export earnings in
2010-11.
Popular Australian destinations include the coastal cities of Sydney and
Melbourne, as well as other high profile destinations including regional
Queensland, the Gold Coast and the Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest reef.
Uluru and the Australian outback are other popular locations, as is Tasmanian
wilderness. The unique Australian wildlife is also another significant point of
interest in the country's tourism. Trends Despite a year of global economic
challenges and natural disasters in 2010-2011,
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