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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 170 asked in the Legislative Council on 28 March 2018 by Hon Peter Collier

Parliament: 40 Session: 1


TOURISM — INTERNATIONAL VISITORS
      170. Hon PETER COLLIER to the minister representing the Minister for Tourism:
I refer to the international visitor survey results released by Tourism Research Australia and the quarterly results that highlight that international visitor numbers fell from 965 900 in July 2017 to 947 000 in September 2017. The December results also highlight that international visitor numbers have continued to fall to 946 100, making a total reduction of 19 800 visitors for the last six months of 2017.
      (1) Will the minister table the advice that indicates that international visitor numbers increased by 52 417 in the months between September and December 2017, as per his answer to a question in the Legislative Assembly on 14 March 2018?
(2) Does Tourism WA collect monthly data from Tourism Research Australia?
      (3) If yes to (2), will the minister table the monthly data for the months of June 2017, July 2017, August 2017, September 2017, October 2017, November 2017 and December 2017; and, if not, why not?
Hon ALANNAH MacTIERNAN replied:
I thank the member for notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Tourism.
      (1) On 14 February 2018, Tourism WA provided the Minister for Tourism with a draft brief ministerial statement with the results from 11 marketing campaigns conducted in eight interstate and international markets. The campaign activities that generated the additional visitation took place between September and December 2017. The Minister for Tourism's answer to a question in the Legislative Assembly on 14 March 2018 did not make specific mention of international visitors. I table the attached draft statement.
[See paper 1195.]
      (2) Tourism WA receives quarterly data from Tourism Research Australia.
(3) Not applicable.