Conference / Convention Arrivals to Australia - May 2009
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) publishes short-term international arrivals to Australia on a monthly basis. The data is collected from passenger cards that international visitors complete when they enter Australia. These cards request information including purpose of visit, demographics and trip details. The following analysis focuses on international arrivals whose main purpose of visit was to attend a conference and convention in Australia.
Highlights
There were 169,300 convention or conference arrivals during the year ended 31 May 2009, a decrease of 9 per cent year-onyear. Similarly, overall business arrivals decreased 9 per cent year-on-year to 775,100, while total arrivals to Australia decreased 2 per cent to 5.6 million.
There were 32,300 convention or conference arrivals during the three months ended 31 May 2009, a decrease of 26 per cent year-on-year. Similarly, overall business arrivals decreased 19 per cent, while total arrivals to Australia remained stable.
There were 11,500 convention or conference arrivals during May 2009, a decrease of 23 per cent year-on-year. Similarly, overall business arrivals decreased 17 per cent year-on-year, while total arrivals to Australia decreased 2 per cent.
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