International Travel to and from Australia Soars in March 2023

According to the latest release of Overseas Arrivals and Departures data by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, international travel to and from Australia experienced significant growth in March 2023. Short-term visitor arrivals saw an annual increase of 443,080 trips, while short-term resident returns increased by 489,390 trips annually. Total arrivals and departures increased by 969,950 and 989,120 respectively. The statistics reflect the number of international border crossings rather than the number of people and provisional data are included due to COVID-19.