More Australians Traveling Overseas

With all the sights to see in Australia, holiday visa holders have been continuously flocking to the country. Indeed, the Land Down Under has been quite a popular tourist destination in recent years. However, the scenario seems to different for local tourists.

According to the latest figures, more and more Australians are now traveling overseas for their holiday vacations. Just last August, the number of departures have increased over the same period last year, posting a growth of more than ten percent. And in the past few months, this number has actually surpassed that of incoming tourist arrivals these time.

According to some experts, one of the biggest reasons why a lot of Australians are opting to spend their vacations abroad is mainly to find new places to explore. This doesn't mean though that they are looking for something better than Australia,. As it is, since a lot of these Australian tourists have been in the country long enough, they have already probably seen most of the country's best sites. Thus, they would then want to see something different from the places that they have been used too.

On the other hand, there is another, purely economical, reason why a lot of Australians are traveling abroad. You see, the Australian economy has seen significant gains in the past few years. And this has considerably increased the value of the Australian dollar. For travelers, this simply means that they now have more value for their pocket money. 

As for the places that many Australians are now heading to, Indonesia ranks first, with about a quarter of the number of departures going there. The United States is also another favorite travel spot for many Australians, gathering around 15 percent of the tourists from the land Down Under. There are also countries in the Asian region that are fast becoming popular destinations for Australian travelers.

Not surprisingly, the Australian government welcomes this development. According to government officials, this is a good indicator that the country's economy is in a good condition. They also said that this will greatly help in the growth of the Australian travel industry.

However, they also added that Australia does need to put up more effort in attracting travelers. As it is, aside from getting more visitors into the country, Australia also needs to get its people interested in exploring its lands. Thus they urge the government to come up with more programs to encourage travel. And the government is not silent on this one, as they have already launched several programs in the past few months aimed at doing just that.