Grenfell mayor Mark Liebich has welcomed news that the Central West is proving a popular tourist destination.
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According to statistics provided by Destination NSW for the year ended December 2017, Central NSW received over 2.5 million domestic overnight visitors which was a 21.2% increase from the previous year; nearly 3.1 million domestic daytrip visitors (up 6.4%) and 38,700 international overnight visitors.
“This is fantastic news for the region,” Cr Liebich said this week.
Statistics indicate the domestic daytrip visitors spent $408m in the region,” Cr Liebich said.
According to Cr Liebich the latest figures reflecti a 31.7% increase in spend from the previous year and domestic overnight visitors spent $970m in the region (up by 17% on YE Dec 16).” Cr Liebich said
International overnight visitors spent $33m in the region which is up by 25.6% from the previous year.
Holiday (60%) was the largest purpose of visit for international overnight visitors to the region, followed by visiting friends and relatives.
The increase in business reasons for visiting the region grew by 34.2%.
Destination NSW have identified that eating out at restaurants and/or cafes are the top activities to do in Central NSW for the domestic daytrip travellers and the stakeholders and tourism operators across the region enjoyed the $970m spend in the region by domestic overnight visitors - the largest age group of (domestic & overnight) visitors to the region was the 15-29 year old age bracket.
“This region has worked collaboratively on the Unearth Campaign, supporting each other and collaboratively promoting our events and experiences,” Cr Liebich said.
“Its great to see our united efforts paying dividends.”
Central NSW will continue to enjoy this increase in visitors and spending, especially by comparison that the Hunter region’s statistics were up by 8.7% and the Blue Mountains overnight visitation was up by just 7.7%.
Please see the Destination NSW website for a full list of statistics and other important information. www.destinationnsw.com.au