Australians catch travel bug, as inbound tourism booms
New data shows a 25% spike in the number of people leaving Australia for short-term foreign trips, while the country also appears to have become an increasingly popular destination for foreign tourists. About 641,000 visitors arrived in Australia in April 2025 for short-term trips, up 8.1% from the previous April.
Australians are keener than ever to travel overseas, with new data showing a 25% spike in the number of people leaving for short-term foreign trips, as the country also records increasing numbers of inbound tourists.
In April 2025, about 1.17 million Australians left for short-term trips, a 25.1% increase from the previous April, according to data from the Bureau of Statistics released today. Short-term trips are defined as less than one year.
Over the same period, Australia appears to have become an increasingly popular destination for foreign tourists. About 641,000 visitors arrived in Australia in April for short-term trips, up 8.1% from the previous April.
However, the incoming tourist figure was still below pre-pandemic levels – about 700,000 people arrived in April 2019.
Fewer Australians also appear to be packing up their lives for long stints overseas. In April, about 24,500 people departed for trips overseas intending to stay out of Australia for more than a year, down 19.4% from April 2024.
Mark's Take On It
More out than in….. is inbound tourism not as valuable as it one was?
