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Tuesday, September 29, 2026 | Digital Edition | Crossword & Sudoku

Canberra welcomes record number of visitors

 

CANBERRA had 5.57 million visitors over the year to March, according to latest national and international visitor survey.

Visitors come spent a record $3.33 billion, the highest visitor expenditure in a 12-month period, surpassing the previous December 2022 record $300 million.

Of the 5.57 million visitors, 5.4 million were domestic and 130,000 were international visitors.

The data shows that compared with December 2019 (pre-pandemic), the domestic leisure and visiting friends and relatives market is fully recovered. While the number of visitors coming for business is lower, their expenditure is higher.

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