Visitors take pictures in front of the Sydney Opera House. (Bloomberg Photo)
As more wealthy middle-class people in China and India are falling in love with tourism, the two most populous countries both visited Australia last year to record highs, Bloomberg reported.
In 2017, 1.4 million Chinese tourists visited Australia, up 13 percent from the previous year, according to (Australian Bureau of Statistics), the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Over the same period, the number of Indian visitors to Australia also climbed to 302900, up 15% from the previous year.
"Chinese tourism is getting more attention. In fact, Indian visitors are pouring into Australia and New Zealand." "most of them come to visit relatives who go to school in Sydney, Melbourne," said Fillsmann (Ryan Felsman), senior economist at (Commonwealth Bank of Australia) Securities at Australia's Federal Bank of Australia. Visit to Cricket Harmony: Melbourne cricket court (Melbourne Cricket Ground) and (Bradman Museum), the Bradman Museum in (Bowral), New York, are also one of the priorities. "
The modernisation of Asia's two giants, China and India, has prompted hundreds of millions of consumers to fall in love with outbound travel. The Asian Century is coming.
In 2012-17, the number of visitors to Australia from China and India changed. (source: Bureau of Statistics Australia)
Australia's unspoiled original coastline, the glittering Sydney Port (Sydney harbor), and the 1986 comedy film "Crocodile Dundee" starring Paul Hogan (Paul Hogan) show the vast hinterland of Australia. At the end of the last century, large numbers of American and Japanese tourists were attracted.
The Australian dollar has retreated from its 2011 highs during the mining boom, which has once again attracted tourists from all over the world. Local operators are scrambling to upgrade backward tourism infrastructure or build new facilities to cope with the influx of tourists.
And Chinese visitors are constantly expanding their horizons. In the year to September last year, Chinese visitors to Tazhou surged 40%. Fillsmann said calls for direct flights from mainland Chinese cities to Hobart, the capital of Tazhou, are growing.
The middle classes in China and India are getting richer and growing. They are fascinated by Australia's pure, distinctive environment, high-quality restaurants and hotels, fresh food, safe cities, art galleries and warm weather. " He said。