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9.3 million tourists visited Australia in 2019 (year ending June 2019). In 2020 the number of international visitors to Australia dropped to 6.7 million due to COVID-19 travel restrictions (year ending June 2020).1 A further decrease in annual tourism visits is expected in 2021.
9.3 million tourists visited Australia between July 2018 and June 2019, the highest number ever recorded.1
International arrivals in March saw a dramatic decrease, significantly impacting Australia’s tourism industry:
Read more: Chinese visitors to Australia statistics