❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks data on Indian visitors and Tourism WA's marketing presence in India. The response provides visitor numbers, outbound travel data, and explains the lack of marketing managers due to prioritisation of other markets.
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(1) What is the number of visitors from India in each year from 2000 to 2006?
(2) What is the number of outbound visitors leaving India in each year from 2000 to 2006?
(3) Does Tourism WA have trade marketing managers in India? If not, why not?
(2) What is the number of outbound visitors leaving India in each year from 2000 to 2006?
(3) Does Tourism WA have trade marketing managers in India? If not, why not?
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Answered
13 September 2006
Responded by
Minister for Tourism
Response time
29 days
Table 1 Average visitors per annum 2000 & 2001 Average visitors per annum 2001 & 2002 Average visitors per annum 2002 & 2003 Average visitors per annum 2003 & 2004 Average visitors per annum 2004 & 2005 % Growth 2000-01 to 2004-05 Western Australia 3,500 4,300 4,100 3,600 4,100 17.1% Source: Tourism Research Australia (TRA) International Visitor Survey. TRA's definition for 'Overnight International Visitors' is international visitors aged 15 year and over who spent at least one night in the region. (2) As with the previous request, it is not possible to fulfil the Member's request for 2006 outbound travel numbers from India, as the year 2006 is still in progress. The figures outlined below are the total number of departures from India. However, these figures are not an accurate indication of the outbound holiday traveller market as the figures include the large numbers of short haul travellers, to the Gulf or Singapore, for example, where millions travel to work. 2000 4,416,000* 2001 4,564,000* 2002 4,940,000 2003 5,351,000 2004 6,213,000 2005 7,200,000 Sources: *2000-2001 data is from the World Tourism Organization, Basic indicators. 2002 - 2005 data is from the Pacific Asia Travel Association (3)Tourism Western Australia does not have trade marketing managers in India because India is not yet considered by Tourism Western Australia to be a priority market, relative to other tourism markets in which it is active. Tourism Western Australia will not redirect any of its limited resources to India ahead of its priority markets at this point in time.
Source: Tourism Research Australia (TRA) International Visitor Survey. TRA's definition for 'Overnight International Visitors' is international visitors aged 15 year and over who spent at least one night in the region. (2) As with the previous request, it is not possible to fulfil the Member's request for 2006 outbound travel numbers from India, as the year 2006 is still in progress. The figures outlined below are the total number of departures from India. However, these figures are not an accurate indication of the outbound holiday traveller market as the figures include the large numbers of short haul travellers, to the Gulf or Singapore, for example, where millions travel to work. 2000 4,416,000* 2001 4,564,000* 2002 4,940,000 2003 5,351,000 2004 6,213,000 2005 7,200,000 Sources: *2000-2001 data is from the World Tourism Organization, Basic indicators. 2002 - 2005 data is from the Pacific Asia Travel Association (3)Tourism Western Australia does not have trade marketing managers in India because India is not yet considered by Tourism Western Australia to be a priority market, relative to other tourism markets in which it is active. Tourism Western Australia will not redirect any of its limited resources to India ahead of its priority markets at this point in time.
(2) As with the previous request, it is not possible to fulfil the Member's request for 2006 outbound travel numbers from India, as the year 2006 is still in progress. The figures outlined below are the total number of departures from India. However, these figures are not an accurate indication of the outbound holiday traveller market as the figures include the large numbers of short haul travellers, to the Gulf or Singapore, for example, where millions travel to work. 2000 4,416,000* 2001 4,564,000* 2002 4,940,000 2003 5,351,000 2004 6,213,000 2005 7,200,000 Sources: *2000-2001 data is from the World Tourism Organization, Basic indicators. 2002 - 2005 data is from the Pacific Asia Travel Association (3)Tourism Western Australia does not have trade marketing managers in India because India is not yet considered by Tourism Western Australia to be a priority market, relative to other tourism markets in which it is active. Tourism Western Australia will not redirect any of its limited resources to India ahead of its priority markets at this point in time.
The figures outlined below are the total number of departures from India. However, these figures are not an accurate indication of the outbound holiday traveller market as the figures include the large numbers of short haul travellers, to the Gulf or Singapore, for example, where millions travel to work. 2000 4,416,000* 2001 4,564,000* 2002 4,940,000 2003 5,351,000 2004 6,213,000 2005 7,200,000 Sources: *2000-2001 data is from the World Tourism Organization, Basic indicators. 2002 - 2005 data is from the Pacific Asia Travel Association (3)Tourism Western Australia does not have trade marketing managers in India because India is not yet considered by Tourism Western Australia to be a priority market, relative to other tourism markets in which it is active. Tourism Western Australia will not redirect any of its limited resources to India ahead of its priority markets at this point in time.
2000 4,416,000* 2001 4,564,000* 2002 4,940,000 2003 5,351,000 2004 6,213,000 2005 7,200,000 Sources: *2000-2001 data is from the World Tourism Organization, Basic indicators. 2002 - 2005 data is from the Pacific Asia Travel Association (3)Tourism Western Australia does not have trade marketing managers in India because India is not yet considered by Tourism Western Australia to be a priority market, relative to other tourism markets in which it is active. Tourism Western Australia will not redirect any of its limited resources to India ahead of its priority markets at this point in time.
Sources: *2000-2001 data is from the World Tourism Organization, Basic indicators. 2002 - 2005 data is from the Pacific Asia Travel Association (3)Tourism Western Australia does not have trade marketing managers in India because India is not yet considered by Tourism Western Australia to be a priority market, relative to other tourism markets in which it is active. Tourism Western Australia will not redirect any of its limited resources to India ahead of its priority markets at this point in time.
(3)Tourism Western Australia does not have trade marketing managers in India because India is not yet considered by Tourism Western Australia to be a priority market, relative to other tourism markets in which it is active. Tourism Western Australia will not redirect any of its limited resources to India ahead of its priority markets at this point in time.
Source: Tourism Research Australia (TRA) International Visitor Survey. TRA's definition for 'Overnight International Visitors' is international visitors aged 15 year and over who spent at least one night in the region. (2) As with the previous request, it is not possible to fulfil the Member's request for 2006 outbound travel numbers from India, as the year 2006 is still in progress. The figures outlined below are the total number of departures from India. However, these figures are not an accurate indication of the outbound holiday traveller market as the figures include the large numbers of short haul travellers, to the Gulf or Singapore, for example, where millions travel to work. 2000 4,416,000* 2001 4,564,000* 2002 4,940,000 2003 5,351,000 2004 6,213,000 2005 7,200,000 Sources: *2000-2001 data is from the World Tourism Organization, Basic indicators. 2002 - 2005 data is from the Pacific Asia Travel Association (3)Tourism Western Australia does not have trade marketing managers in India because India is not yet considered by Tourism Western Australia to be a priority market, relative to other tourism markets in which it is active. Tourism Western Australia will not redirect any of its limited resources to India ahead of its priority markets at this point in time.
(2) As with the previous request, it is not possible to fulfil the Member's request for 2006 outbound travel numbers from India, as the year 2006 is still in progress. The figures outlined below are the total number of departures from India. However, these figures are not an accurate indication of the outbound holiday traveller market as the figures include the large numbers of short haul travellers, to the Gulf or Singapore, for example, where millions travel to work. 2000 4,416,000* 2001 4,564,000* 2002 4,940,000 2003 5,351,000 2004 6,213,000 2005 7,200,000 Sources: *2000-2001 data is from the World Tourism Organization, Basic indicators. 2002 - 2005 data is from the Pacific Asia Travel Association (3)Tourism Western Australia does not have trade marketing managers in India because India is not yet considered by Tourism Western Australia to be a priority market, relative to other tourism markets in which it is active. Tourism Western Australia will not redirect any of its limited resources to India ahead of its priority markets at this point in time.
The figures outlined below are the total number of departures from India. However, these figures are not an accurate indication of the outbound holiday traveller market as the figures include the large numbers of short haul travellers, to the Gulf or Singapore, for example, where millions travel to work. 2000 4,416,000* 2001 4,564,000* 2002 4,940,000 2003 5,351,000 2004 6,213,000 2005 7,200,000 Sources: *2000-2001 data is from the World Tourism Organization, Basic indicators. 2002 - 2005 data is from the Pacific Asia Travel Association (3)Tourism Western Australia does not have trade marketing managers in India because India is not yet considered by Tourism Western Australia to be a priority market, relative to other tourism markets in which it is active. Tourism Western Australia will not redirect any of its limited resources to India ahead of its priority markets at this point in time.
2000 4,416,000* 2001 4,564,000* 2002 4,940,000 2003 5,351,000 2004 6,213,000 2005 7,200,000 Sources: *2000-2001 data is from the World Tourism Organization, Basic indicators. 2002 - 2005 data is from the Pacific Asia Travel Association (3)Tourism Western Australia does not have trade marketing managers in India because India is not yet considered by Tourism Western Australia to be a priority market, relative to other tourism markets in which it is active. Tourism Western Australia will not redirect any of its limited resources to India ahead of its priority markets at this point in time.
Sources: *2000-2001 data is from the World Tourism Organization, Basic indicators. 2002 - 2005 data is from the Pacific Asia Travel Association (3)Tourism Western Australia does not have trade marketing managers in India because India is not yet considered by Tourism Western Australia to be a priority market, relative to other tourism markets in which it is active. Tourism Western Australia will not redirect any of its limited resources to India ahead of its priority markets at this point in time.
(3)Tourism Western Australia does not have trade marketing managers in India because India is not yet considered by Tourism Western Australia to be a priority market, relative to other tourism markets in which it is active. Tourism Western Australia will not redirect any of its limited resources to India ahead of its priority markets at this point in time.
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