Where are Australians travelling in 2022?

By Jack Dona · · 1 min read
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According to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), New Zealand is the most popular destination for Australians at the moment, with travellers crossing the ditch accounting for 14% of returned residents in July 2022.

In 2022 so far, New Zealand has topped the charts for Australia’s favourite travel  destinations, followed by: 

  • USA
  • India
  • UK
  • Fiji

Overseas friends and family, holidays main motives for travel 

During the last financial year, the ABS also found that Australians were mainly travelling to visit friends and family overseas, which accounted for 48% of those surveyed. 

The number of people travelling to visit friends and family overseas has dropped by 4.5% (from 52.7%) since the last financial year.

The other top reasons Australians were travelling included holidaying (33.5%) and for business (8%). 

However the amount of people who say they’re travelling for a holiday has risen sharply from 10.5% of travellers last financial year, to 33.5% in FY 21–22. 

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