The table gives information about how many Australian tourists visited the seven most popular destinations in the years 1999 and 2009.
Overall, it is clear that the number of tourists increased in all destinations, albeit at varying degrees, with China experiencing the biggest growth. Notably, most tourists chose to travel to New Zealand, while Fiji, Japan and China attracted the least number of visitors.
Looking at the table in more detail, English-speaking countries had the largest initial figures, with New Zealand welcoming more than half a million Australians. This was closely followed by the UK and the USA (400,000 and 300,000 respectively). After a decade, the largest increase was seen in New Zealand, attracting a little over a million tourists – the highest figure in the entire chart. Others, however, saw similar yet less significant increases, 640,000 for the UK and 400,000 for the US.
In regard to the countries in Asia and Oceania, the number of tourists was relatively lower. Indonesia attracted the most visitors (150,000), followed by Fiji (120,000), Japan (100,000) and China (86,000). By 2009, the volume of tourists in all of these countries more than doubled, yet Indonesia still led with 340,000. However, despite having the lowest initial figure, that of China increased by around 250%. As for Fiji and Japan, they hosted only about 250,000 Australian tourists in the final year.
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