Australian Tourism Continues Its Growth

According to the latest figures, the Australian tourist visa is one of the most popular visa types being applied for by those wanting to travel to the land down under. And the tourism industry is very welcoming of this. as it is indicative that the market is booming once again after the 2008 financial crisis. To top it off, the industry is set to receive a new bonus for this one.

As it turns out, it is not only visitors from the US or Britain who are heading to Australia. Many people coming from Asia are now also eying the continent for their next vacation. And other nationalities are also starting to look into the prospect of traveling to Australia for a time off.

Chinese tourists are the number one in terms of the number of people traveling to the country for leisure. According to the latest figures, the number of tourist arrivals from China grew by more than 20 percent this year as compared to last year. Observers attribute this to the growing Chinese economy and the slowly emerging middle class in Chinese society who have the money to spend for the trip.

And if things go out very well, China will become Australia's largest customer for tourism travel. According to the projections made by Austrade, it is likely that they will be receiving more than a million Chinese tourists each year by 2013. And Austrade officials expect that it will continue to boom beyond that period.

On the other hand, the boom is not only beneficial for tourism within Australia. As it is, the tourism industry in China itself is also quickly expanding to accommodate these eager travelers. These creates bigger openings for Australian tourism firms to do their business in China, thus also being able to expand in its domestic markets.

Many sectors closely related to the tourism industry also expect to take advantage of its growth. Airlines, for instance, will have one of the biggest benefits from the growth of tourism in Australia. According to China Southern Airlines president Tan Wangeng, the growth of the Chinese economy means that the Chinese people would be traveling a lot, thus opening more opportunities for their business. In fact, China Southern Airlines have established several new flights to Australia in the last few moths.

And aside from the Chinese, many other people are now looking forward to traveling to Australia. And this is greatly welcomed by the industry, as this is indicative that travelers were not fazed by the new immigration rules enacted by the Australian government.