Australians spend big on travel

TRAVEL AUSSIES SPENDING BIG on tourism Here's the statistical proof that Aussies are addicted to travel. Australia is among the TOP 10 countries for international tourism spending - ТОР 10 an astounding statistic for a country of only 23 million people. National total (Annual spending on international travel and tourism) 5 3 United Russian United States China Germany Kingdom Federation $122.2B $106.1B $93.1B $63.9B $46.5B 7 10 France Canada Japan Australia Italy $45.5B $41.5B $39.6B $33.5B $31.7B In fact, of the countries in the top 10, Australia leads them all for per capita tourism spending. Per capita (Annual spending on international travel and tourism) 2 United Australia Canada Germany France Kingdom $1477 $1194 $1158 $1003 $694 7 10 Russian Federation Italy United States Japan China $532 $389 $324 $310 $79 The number of overseas trips taken by Australians has doubled in the last 10 years. Outbound departures: 4.5 PORT 9.0 PASSPORT MILLION MILLION in 2004 in 2014 Our annual spending on international tourism has increased by 150%. Annual international tourism expenditure: $13.5 $33.5 BILLION BILLION in 2004 in 2012 AVERAGE SPEND PER TRIP = $3,722 Australians' favourite place to visit is just across the pond.. 2 3 United New Zealand Indonesia United States Thailand Kingdom Struggling to save for a holiday? Get there sooner with a customised budget plan to fast track your savings. MyBudget. MyBudget is Australia's largest, trusted personal budgeting specialist since 1999 Phone 1300 300 922 | www.mybudget.com.au Data Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 'Australian resident departures 2013-2014' and World Bank International Tourism Expenditures 2012. All currency amounts have been converted from USD to AUD using the average yearly exchange rate for 2012. Copyright © 2015 MyBudget Pty Ltd, All rights reserved. Australia Credit Licence Number 391759