There are now more than 1.4 billion international travellers globally, spendingUS$1.5 trillion per year. In 2018-19, 9.3 million international visitors arrived in Australia, an increase of 3.0 per cent compared to the previous year. Australia is currently one of the highest yielding destinations in the world, with international visitors spending $44.6 billion in 2018-19 compared to the previous year, a growth of 5 per cent. And then Covid-19 hit;A public health issue first and foremost, Covid-19 presents shattering economic challenges to Australiaand the country’s tourism and hospitality industry was hit quickest and hardest.
