Australia proving popular with visitors

AUSTRALIA'S INTERNATIONAL VISITORS (MAR TO MAR 2014/15):

VISITORS: 6.5 million (up eight per cent)

SPEND: $32.5 billion (up 10 per cent)

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: New Zealand, China, UK, US, Singapore, Japan, Malaysia, India, Korea, Hong Kong

DESTINATIONS: NSW remained the most popular, but Tasmania picked up with a 28 per cent increase, with upturns recorded by Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. South Australia and the ACT posted slight decreases.

REASON FOR VISIT: Holiday, visiting friends or relatives, business, education, employment.

SOURCE: Austrade