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AFTA Travel TrendsMarch 2019

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Inbound andOutboundoverview

Introduction

This snapshot provides an overviewof the balance of trade betweenInbound and Outbound Travel forYear end of January 2019.

It uses information provided by theAustralian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)Overseas Arrivals and Departures(OAD) data set.

Source: January 2019 Short-term Movement, Residents Returning and Visitors Arriving - Selected Countries of Residence: Seasonally adjusted

Total Visitor andAustralian departureand arrivals – Year EndJanuary 2019

The ABS collects data on alltravellers entering and leavingAustralia through the InboundPassenger Card.

This section displays the number ofinternational tourists entering andAustralians departing Australia asof January Year end 2018 and2019.

For travel and tourism to besustainable it is imperative thatthe trade between each countryis balanced and this snapshottracks overall benefits to eachcountry.

The countries chosen are themajor Australian source marketsand desired destinations.

January YE 2018 Totalnumber of international

visitors to Australia

Inbound


visitors to Australia

Inbound


trips by Australians

Outbound


trips by Australians

Outbound

China 1,386,200 1,463,600 547,600 603,700

New Zealand 1,357,800 1,388,300 1,436,500 1,438,700

USA 797,100 785,000 1,073,100 1,093,200

UK 730,700 728,900 630,500 667,700

Singapore 441,500 452,300 403,500 414,600

Japan 436,900 469,400 407,000 469,500

Malaysia 402,800 398,800 272,200 262,900

South Korea 310,600 285,500 73,100 75,800

India 310,600 359,900 369,500 396,600

Hong Kong 285,400 309,400 225,800 248,100

Indonesia 310,600 359,900 1,177,700 1,291,100

Thailand 99,300 99,000 584,500 570,400

Fiji 42,600 45,500 341,200 341,900

National Total 8,907,500 9,267,900 10,595,500 11,110,300

InboundReport

Introduction

These snapshots provide anoverview of the performance of theAustralian inbound tourism sector.

It uses information provided by theAustralian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)Overseas Arrivals and Departures(OAD) data set.

Performance indicators are providedfor each market and month.

A neutral rating is provided formarkets which have a year on yearvariation of (+/-) 2%.

Where are our participants?

Total inbound tourists toAustralia – January 2019

This section displays the number ofinternational tourists travelling toAustralia each month.

MonthTotal numberof travellers

2017/18

Change onprevious year

Total numberof travellers

2018/19


2018/19Performance

February 723,100 11.9% 751,200 3.9% PositiveMarch 706,700 5.2% 772,600 9.3% PositiveApril 752,000 10.9% 755,500 0.5% NeutralMay 732,500 7.9% 764,900 4.4% PositiveJune 727,100 4.8% 769,800 5.9% PositiveJuly 744,300 7.4% 771,200 3.6% Positive

August 751,000 9.3% 791,000 5.3% PositiveSeptember 743,800 3.9% 770,300 3.6% Positive

October 758,400 7.0% 778,400 2.6% PositiveNovember 757,900 7.7% 777,500 2.6% PositiveDecember 746,500 4.6% 782,900 4.9% Positive

January 764,200 7.2% 782,600 2.4% PositiveNational Total 8,907,500 7.3% 9,267,900 4.0% Positive

Key Highlights

• During January 2019, short-termvisitor arrivals (782,600movements) remained steadyat 0.0% when compared withDecember 2018 (782,900movements).

• This followed a monthlydecrease of 0.1% for November2018 and a monthly increase of0.7% for December 2018

• Inbound passengers for the2018/19 year of 9,267,900 wasan increase of 4.0% from the2017/18 year.

Source: December 2019 Short-term Movement, Visitor Arrivals - Selected Countries of Residence: Seasonally adjusted

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Total number of tourists 2017/18 Total number of tourists 2018/19 5 year average


Year end changes totop Australian sourcemarkets – January 2019

This section displays theperformance of the majorAustralian source markets forinternational travellers for 12month period ending January2018 and 2019.

DestinationTotal numberof travellers

2017/18

2017/18 Yearend change


2018/19

2018/19 Yearend change

2018/19Performance

China 1,386,200 13.0% 1,463,600 5.6% PositiveNew Zealand 1,357,800 1.5% 1,388,300 2.2% Positive

USA 797,100 9.9% 785,000 -1.5% NegativeUK 730,700 2.3% 728,900 -0.2% Negative

Singapore 441,500 2.8% 452,300 2.4% PositiveJapan 436,900 3.8% 469,400 7.4% Positive

Malaysia 402,800 3.1% 398,800 -1.0% NeutralSouth Korea 302,900 6.0% 285,500 -5.7% Negative

India 310,600 17.5% 359,900 15.9% PositiveHong Kong 285,400 15.3% 309,400 8.4% Positive

National Total 8,907,500 7.3% 9,267,900 4.0% Positive

Key Highlights

• India demonstrated the highestgrowth rate in 2018/19 of 15.9%,though decreasing fromprevious year growth of 17.5%.

• China remained the highestsource market by volume with1,463,600 visitors in 2018/19.

• However, China growth of 5.6%,slowed from 2017/18 growthrate of 13.0%.

Source: January 2019 Short-term Movement, Visitor Arrivals - Selected Countries of Residence: Seasonally adjusted

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USA UK Singapore Japan Malaysia SouthKorea

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YE 18/19 Country YE 17/18 Country 5 year average


Monthly changes to topAustralian sourcemarkets – January 2019

This section displays theperformance of the majorAustralian source markets forinternational tourists comparingthe Month of January 2018 toJanuary 2019.

Key Highlights

• China is Australia's highestsource market by volume with127,800 travellers in January2019.

• New Zealand remained the topAustralian source market interms of numbers, with 117,500travellers in January 2019.


2018



2019

Change onprevious year 2019 Performance

China 109,500 0.4% 127,800 16.7% PositiveNew Zealand 113,700 -0.5% 117,500 3.3% Positive

USA 72,700 19.2% 68,800 -5.4% NegativeUK 63,200 5.3% 61,100 -3.3% Negative


Malaysia 33,000 1.9% 30,400 -7.9% NegativeSouth Korea 25,300 0.4% 21,200 -16.2% Negative

India 29,900 32.9% 31,400 5.0% PositiveHong Kong 24,300 7.0% 25,100 3.3% Positive

National Total 764,200 7.2% 782,600 2.4% Positive

Source: January 2019 Short-term Movement, Visitor Arrivals - Selected Countries of Residence: Seasonally adjusted

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OutboundReport

Introduction

This snapshot provides an overviewof the performance of the Australianoutbound travel sector.

It uses information provided by theAustralian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)Overseas Arrivals and Departures(OAD) data set. Performanceindicators are provided for eachmarket.

A neutral rating is provided formarkets which have a year on yearvariation of (+/-) 2%.

Source: January 2019 Short-term Movement, Residents Returning - Selected Destinations: Seasonally adjusted

Total outboundAustralian travellers –January 2019

This section displays the number ofAustralians travelling outbound foreach month.

MonthTotal numberof travellers

2017/18



2018/19


2018/19Performance

February 893,900 12.4% 873,500 -2.3% NegativeMarch 854,600 5.7% 913,400 6.9% PositiveApril 890,200 9.6% 923,600 3.8% PositiveMay 884,100 8.9% 935,100 5.8% PositiveJune 875,600 6.1% 913,900 4.4% PositiveJuly 870,600 4.5% 922,400 5.9% Positive

August 877,800 5.1% 937,400 6.8% PositiveSeptember 895,300 5.8% 920,100 2.8% Positive

October 888,100 5.8% 942,000 6.1% PositiveNovember 891,800 6.2% 937,100 5.1% PositiveDecember 876,300 0.3% 944,800 7.8% Positive

January 897,200 4.8% 947,000 5.6% PositiveTotal 10,595,500 6.2% 11,110,300 4.9% Positive

Key Highlights

• During January 2019, short-term resident returns (947,000movements) increased 5.6%when compared with January2018 (897,200 movements).

• An overall growth of 4.9%occurred from 2018 to 2019 inoutbound travellers.

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Total number of travellers 2017 - 2018 Total number of travellers 2018 - 2019 5 year average


2018

2018 Yearend change


2019

2019 Year endchange 2019 Performance

New Zealand 1,436,500 6.3% 1,438,700 0.2% NeutralIndonesia 1,177,700 -3.9% 1,291,100 9.6% Positive

USA 1,073,100 -0.5% 1,093,200 1.9% NeutralUK 630,500 6.9% 667,700 5.9% Positive

Thailand 584,500 7.3% 570,400 -2.4% NegativeChina 547,600 15.8% 603,700 10.2% Positive


Fiji 341,200 -1.8% 341,900 0.2% NeutralIndia 369,500 13.6% 396,600 7.3% Positive

National Total 10,595,500 6.2% 11,110,300 4.9% Positive

Year end changes topopular internationaldestinations travelled toby Australian’s –January 2019This section displays theperformance of the majordestinations Australian’s aretravelling to as of January Yearend 2018 and 2019.

Key Highlights


Key Highlights

• Japan experienced the highestgrowth rate of 15.4% increasingmovements to 469,500.

• Thailand experienced anegative growth rates, and isbelow the 5 year average as adestination for Australiantravellers.

• Total number of travellersincreased by 4.9% betweenJanuary 2018 and 2019.

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Monthly changes topopular internationaldestinations travelled toby Australian’s –January 2019This section displays theperformance of the majordestinations Australian’s aretravelling to, comparing January2018 to January 2019


2018

Change toprevious year


2019

Change toprevious year 2019 Performance

New Zealand 117,900 0.6% 121,400 3.0% PositiveIndonesia 98,800 -0.6% 109,100 10.4% Positive

USA 89,700 -2.0% 91,600 2.1% PositiveUK 54,200 0.7% 56,100 3.5% Positive

Thailand 48,200 7.8% 46,800 -2.9% NegativeChina 47,300 8.2% 58,600 23.9% Positive

Singapore 33,700 1.2% 34,100 1.2% NeutralJapan 37,300 21.5% 41,200 10.5% Positive

Fiji 27,600 -10.7% 28,800 4.3% PositiveIndia 32,900 17.1% 35,300 7.3% Positive

National Total 897,200 4.8% 947,000 5.6% Positive

Key Highlights

• Thailand had a drop in growthof 2.9% between January 2018and January 2019.

• China had the highest growthincreasing to 58,600movements from 47,300 inJanuary 2018.


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Reasons to travel topopular internationaldestinations byAustralian’s – January2019

This section displays theperformance of the populardestinations visited by Australian’sby reason of travel in January2019.

Holiday Visitingfriends/relatives Business Other Reasons for

Journey

New Zealand 46.4% 43.5% 4.7% 5.4%Indonesia 85.8% 9.6% 1.8% 2.8%

USA 69.5% 19.4% 4.9% 6.2%UK 40.3% 51.9% 3.1% 4.7%

Thailand 82.6% 12.4% 1.9% 3.2%China 30.8% 51.0% 7.0% 11.1%

Singapore 63.5% 21.6% 10.3% 4.6%Japan 82.1% 12.5% 1.9% 3.5%

Fiji 80.4% 15.5% 1.1% 3.0%India 28.2% 62.0% 1.7% 8.1%

National Total 57.3% 33.5% 3.5% 5.7%

Source: January 2019 Short-term Movement, Residents Returning - Selected Destinations: Original

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Source: International Airline Activity—Monthly Publications, December 2018

Introduction

This snapshot provides the marketshare of each airline for internationaltravel.

Information is sourced directly fromthe Department of Infrastructure andRegional Development.

Airlines

Department Summary:

Fifty-eight international airlinesoperated scheduled services to/fromAustralia during December 2018(includes five dedicated freightairlines but excludes airlines operatingonly via code share arrangements).

Airline activity - Month EndDecember 2018

This snapshot displays the market share ofeach airline for international travel for themonth of December 2018.

This information from the Department ofInfrastructure and Regional Developmentpresents statistical information on thescheduled operations of internationalairlines operating into/out of Australia.

Monthly Share of passengers carried December -17 December -18

Qantas Airways 15.9% 16.8%Jetstar 8.2% 8.2%

Emirates 8.6% 7.9%Singapore Airlines 7.8% 7.7%Air New Zealand 6.4% 6.7%Virgin Australia 5.9% 6.4%

Cathay Pacific Airways 4.6% 4.6%China Southern Airlines 3.8% 3.6%

AirAsia X 3.7% 3.0%Qatar Airways 2.3% 2.8%

Source: International Airline Activity—Monthly Publications, December 2017 and December 2018

Qantas Airways,16.8%

Jetstar, 8.2%

Emirates, 7.9%SingaporeAirlines, 7.7%

Air NewZealand,

6.7%

Virgin Australia,6.4%

Cathay PacificAirways, 4.6%

China SouthernAirlines, 3.6%

AirAsia X, 3.0% Qatar Airways, 2.8%

Source: International Airline Activity—Monthly Publications, December 2017 and December 2018

Airline activity – Year EndDecember 2018

This snapshot displays the market share ofeach airline for international travel of Yearend – December 2018.

This information from the Department ofInfrastructure and Regional Developmentpresents statistical information on thescheduled operations of internationalairlines operating into/out of Australia.

Year End share ofpassengers carried December - 17 Year End share of

passengers carried December - 18

Qantas Airways 16.4% Qantas Airways 17.1%Jetstar 9.1% Jetstar 8.9%

Singapore Airlines 8.1% Singapore Airlines 8.0%Emirates 8.3% Emirates 7.7%

Air New Zealand 6.6% Air New Zealand 6.6%Virgin Australia 6.0% Virgin Australia 6.2%

Cathay Pacific Airways 4.6% Cathay Pacific Airways 4.4%China Southern Airlines 3.1% China Southern Airlines 3.2%

AirAsia X 4.0% AirAsia X 3.1%Etihad Airways 3.2% Etihad Airways 2.9%

Others 30.7% Others 31.9%

Qantas Airways, 17.1%

Jetstar, 8.9%

Singapore Airlines, 8.0%

Emirates, 7.7%

Air New Zealand, 6.6%

Virgin Australia, 6.2%

Cathay PacificAirways, 4.4%

China SouthernAirlines, 3.2%

AirAsia X, 3.1%

Etihad Airways, 2.9%

Others, 31.9%

For further information please contact:

Courtney Duddleston

Head of Strategy & Finance

E: [email protected]

Ph: 02 9287 9900

© AFTA Travel Trends Report 2019

The information contained within this Report has been prepared by AFTA based upon best endeavours to ensure the accuracy andcompleteness of material.

AFTA accepts no liability for any loss or damage a person suffers because that person has directly or indirectly relied on anyinformation provided by AFTA.

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