Turnbull government aims to spend more money on Chinese and American tourists in remote areas of Australia, with new figures showing that overseas tourists injected A $42.3 billion into the Australian economy last year.
The international tourist survey, released on Thursday, found that the state was catching up with new states in terms of tourism revenues, up 10 percent to A $8 billion.
New York's revenue from overseas tourists rose 8% to 10.5 billion.
The new state is one of the most visited landmarks, with the Sydney Opera House attracting 3 million visitors and the Sydney Bridge attracting 2.7 million visitors.
Melbourne's downtown area attracted 2.8 million overseas visitors, while 1 million went to Oceania Road, five hundred and twelve thousand to Philips Island and three hundred and eighty seven thousand nine hundred and ninety nine to Allah Valley.
More than 1.4 million people went to Blue Mountain in the new state, four hundred and twenty one thousand went to Byron Bay, one hundred and eighty six thousand nine hundred and ninety nine went to Uluru and Olgas. in the Northern Territory.
But the latest figures show that more and more overseas visitors to the new state are reluctant to spend a lot of money on accommodation, and the fastest-growing overnight option is at the home of friends or relatives, up 11 percent to 29 million.
By contrast, sleepovers in hotels and motels rose 5 percent to 10 million, while rental apartments continued to attract the most visitors, up 3 percent to 40 million.
The same is true in Victoria, where more and more tourists spend the night in rental homes, up 7% to 30 million times.
The number of sleepovers at family and friend homes rose 4 percent to 22 million, while the number of nights in hotels and motels rose 1 percent to 6.7 million.
Federal Trade, Tourism and Investment Secretary Steve Ciobo says government wants to attract tourists who are willing to spend money.
"We are targeting high-spending tourists, willing to spend money on hotels and shopping and, more importantly, those who are willing to spend in remote areas," he said.
Data show that tensions in political relations have not affected Chinese demand for Australia, with Chinese tourists spending up 13 percent to a record A $10.9 billion.
Chinese tourists have accounted for 52% of all foreign spending growth.
"China's growing interest in Australia has created ties between the two peoples and helped develop our strong relationship." He said。
Government will also attract more American tourists by investing A $36 million in Super Bowl Dundee's advertising campaign.
"We target Americans because they spend more, are more inclined to leave big cities, and more than 40 percent of American tourists go to remote areas." He said。
Some small markets have also seen significant growth.
TW visitors to New York increased 25 percent to 93,000, while Canadian tourists rose 16 percent to one hundred and five thousand nine hundred and ninety nine.
The biggest increase in tourists to Victoria came from Japan, up 25 percent to 79,000, while Hong Kong grew 20 percent to one hundred and five thousand.