"What we are doing is prioritising the health of our citizens first. NSW Tourism Minister Stuart Ayres backed Senator Birmingham's warning. Travel to The Hunter Time Series March 2020 (PDF 644 kb) Provides domestic and international tourism trend data NSW welcomed a record number of domestic and international tourists in the past financial year, government figures show. Mr Ayres said high-spending arrivals from the US and Japan had grown. Travel to The Hunter Time Series June 2019 (PDF  498 kb) It comes after Senator Birmingham issued a warning to states and territories on Thursday that they would be responsible for their own damaged tourism sectors should they keep borders closed longer than necessary. Lisa Visentin is a federal political reporter at The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, covering education and communications. How many tourists visit Sydney each year? "There is nothing good about a border restriction," Mr Ayres said. With stagnated COVID-19 cases … To download Adobe Reader, go to adobe.com, Statistics are in Portable Document Format (PDF) and require Adobe Reader to be viewed. called for all state and territory borders to be reopened from July 1. Taste some of the world’s best wines, ocean-fresh oysters, juicy cherries and fragrant truffles. Australian Associated Press, https://nnimgt-a.akamaihd.net/transform/v1/crop/frm/silverstone-feed-data/2e74338e-67d4-4d71-b647-f4ad9a6a595d.jpg/r0_74_800_526_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg, Who's in and out of the Assembly after the ACT election, 'Desperate times' drove businessman to $144m cocaine importation plot, Eastern brown snake caught at Weston Park playground, 'It's going to change things in a big way': Canberra man wins $928k in lottery, 'It would be a devastating loss': Labor Attorney-General in fight to hold seat, Boy who raped sleeping school friend avoids jail despite 'minimal insight'. The City has an important role to play in developing a strong visitor economy. In May, amid early signs that Australia was successfully suppressing the spread of COVID-19, Mr Ayres called for all state and territory borders to be reopened from July 1 in bid to regenerate tourism. Mr Ayres said high-spending arrivals from the US and Japan had grown. Sign up to The Sydney Morning Herald's newsletter here and The Age's here. Discover golden beaches, rugged wilderness, sparkling snowfields and untouched Outback. "Some tourism operators across regional NSW recorded their strongest fortnight in nearly 15 years, so we know there is confidence there but we have to put the health of our citizens first," Mr Ayres said. But he said the border closure with Victoria was necessary to protect NSW citizens. International tourists spent a total of 96.6 million nights in New South Wales. Mr Ayres said COVID-19 had been a "catastrophic disaster" for NSW's tourism sector and had led to the loss of tens of thousands of jobs. This has been corrected to reflect that the federal government has warned states they will need to financially support their own tourism sectors if they retain long-term border closures. As a result, data from YE March 2014 onwards cannot be compared to previously published information. I'd love to see more borders open but we're not going to put people's health at risk to do that at this particular point in time.". Welcome to New South Wales. The state remained the most-visited in Australia. Tourism Research Australia on Wednesday found NSW had 37.2 million domestic overnight visitors and 4.4 million international visitors in the year ending June 2019 - the highest ever numbers in both categories. "In the latest survey NSW has reached its highest ever lead over Victoria and Queensland in terms of domestic overnight expenditure, proving that Australians love the Harbour City and the many unique experiences and landscapes of regional NSW," Mr Ayres said. Be inspired by ancient cultures and meet remarkable people. To download Adobe Reader, go to, NSW Food and Wine Tourism Strategy and Action Plan, Destination NSW Westpac Tourism Expenditure Monitor, Discuss and Develop Your Business – Online Sessions, Sustainable Tourism and Business Practices, Tourist Attraction Signposting Frequently Asked Questions, Travel to The Hunter Factsheet March 2020, Travel to The Hunter Time Series March 2020, Travel to The Hunter Factsheet December 2019, Travel to The Hunter Factsheet September 2019, Travel to The Hunter Factsheet March 2019, Travel to The Hunter Snapshot December 2018, Travel to The Hunter Snapshot September 2018, Travel to The Hunter Time Series December 2019, Travel to The Hunter Time Series September 2019, Travel to The Hunter Time Series June 2019, Travel to The Hunter Time Series March 2019, Travel to The Hunter Time Series December 2018, Travel to The Hunter Time Series September 2018, Travel to The Hunter Time Series June 2018.

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