Vacationers stroll on a seashore in Badung, Bali, Indonesia, Sept. 9, 2021. Photograph by Reuters
Indonesia has for the primary time changed New Zealand as the highest vacation spot for short-term journeys abroad by Australians final 12 months.
In line with a current media launch by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), round 1.37 million Australians traveled to Indonesia in 2023, whereas 1.26 million visited New Zealand.
For Australians touring to Indonesia, 86% have been going for a vacation and seven% to go to pals or kinfolk. It was totally different for these going to New Zealand, with the respective figures being 43% and 38%.
New Zealand had constantly been the most well-liked vacation spot because the ABS began recording tourism information almost 50 years in the past, with Indonesia overtaking the U.S. because the runner-up since early 2014.
Australian vacationers to each international locations reached its peak in 2019 earlier than sharply declining throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.