Canberra tourism continues to break records with the figures released today, from tourism Research Australia, showing record growth in visitor numbers along with subsequent record expenditure in the Capital in the year ending December 2023.
During this period the ACT welcomed 5.8 million visitors, who spent $3.8 billion, making this the highest ever visitor expenditure in a 12 month period over the past 25 years – surpassing 2022’s expenditure by $770 million.
Total visitor numbers have recovered to 95 per cent from pre-COVID levels and expenditure has surpassed pre-Covid levels, at 135 per cent (when compared to the year ending December 2019).
The ACT welcomed 5.63 million domestic visitors, who spent a total of $3.33 billion last year. This is the highest ever number of visitor nights, the highest ever expenditure, and the third highest number of domestic visitors in the ACT in a twelve-month period over the past 25 years.
Across all states and territories, the ACT experienced the…
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