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TRA Interntl & Ntl Visitor Survey results

International Visitor Survey results December 2022, Tourism Research Australia, May 2023


Year ending December 2022

The International Visitor Survey (IVS) results provide statistics on how international visitors travel in Australia. You can find national, state and territory results for the:

  • number of trips taken
  • nights spent on a trip
  • total amount spent on a trip
  • amount spent in Australia.

You can also:

  • read about the factors influencing international travel to Australia
  • see the changes compared over different time frames impacted by COVID-19
  • read about the return of international visitors to Australia.


Notes on the data

  • We based the results on a combination of sample and imputed data. You can find more information about this on the International Visitor Survey methodology page.
  • We compared the summary results to the year ending December 2019 (pre-COVID period).
  • Spend in Australia is different to total spend. Total spend includes purchases made overseas such as international airfares and package tours.

International trips and spend key results

International visitation to Australia continues to recover, with 3.4 million trips to Australia in the year ending December 2022.

The top 3 main reasons for travel to Australia in the year ending December 2022 were:

Visiting friends and relatives with 1.6 million trips.

  • This is 62% of pre-COVID levels.
  • Total spend was $6.2 billion, 82% of pre-COVID levels.

Holiday travel with 941,000 trips.

  • This was 23% of pre-COVID levels.
  • Total spend was $4.6 billion, 27% of pre-COVID levels.

Business travel with 409,000 trips.

  • This was 40% of pre-COVID levels.
  • Total spend was $2.3 billion, 56% of pre-COVID levels.

See also: National Visitor Survey results December 2022

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