China News Service, July 8th, according to a compilation report by the Australian website, according to Australian government data, with the spread of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic, the Australian tourism industry has lost nearly 6 billion yuan in just three months (Australia, the same below) .
According to Australian media reports, according to data released on the 8th, the domestic tourist expenditure in the first quarter decreased by 1.9 billion yuan compared with the same period last year, a decrease of 10%, while the expenditure of international tourists decreased by 3.9 billion yuan, a decrease of 27%. Tourism Research Australia data found that compared with the same period in 2019, the number of international tourists fell by 28% in the first quarter; the number of domestic tourists fell by 18%, and the situation is expected to be worse in the second quarter.
As of March 2020, the number of tourists and expenditures in Australia's top five international markets have declined from the previous year. The largest decline in international tourists came from the Chinese market, which fell by 19% to 1.1 million, and consumption decreased by 15%, or 10.2 billion yuan.
Tourism Australia will increase domestic marketing efforts in the coming months to encourage domestic tourism, with a view to taking a slice of the 65 billion yuan spent by Australians overseas last year. Simon Birmingham, Minister of Trade and Tourism, said: "As the borders of some states begin to open in the coming weeks, the best thing for our tourism industry now is to let people book and travel to safe areas, Because it will help save the work of a small business or some compatriots." (Yang Yaqiao)