Australia Hits A Sixer; Announces Virtual Travel Fair With Seven Leading Airlines And Over 40 Tourism Offers

As part of the sale, Tourism Australia has partnered with seven major airlines including Air India, Cathay Pacific, China Southern Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Singapore Airlines, SriLankan Airlines, and Thai Airways to offer fares starting from just Rs. 40,000*. The sale is valid from 14 November to 13 December 2019 with a travel validity of up to December 2020. Additionally, tourism products ranging from hotels and car rental agencies to adventure and leisure experiences have come on board to extend unmatched discounts, which can be accessed through Tourism Australia’s Aussie Specialist Agents, Key Distribution Partners and leading online travel agents like MakeMyTrip, GoIbibo, Yatra and Cleartrip.

Promoted across various digital platforms; this one-of-its-kind, industry-first initiative is a win-win for all, with Australia recording a tremendous growth in visitation, partner airlines and tourism products registering increased bookings and more importantly, travellers getting access to great deals. The previous versions have recorded over 87,000 bookings for partner airlines.

In December 2017, Australia achieved its Tourism 2020 strategic goal of over 300,000 arrivals from India, three years ahead of target. India is currently the 8^th largest inbound market for Australia, with total arrivals for the year ended (YE) September 2019 at 386,400, an increase of 12 per cent relative to the same period of the previous year. For year ended June 2019, Indian visitors spent A$ 1.8 billion (approx. Rs. 8,800 crores) on their Australian trips, an increase of 17 per cent over the previous year. India is the 6^th largest source market in terms of expenditure for Australia, and currently is the fastest growing inbound market with five consecutive years of double-digit growth.

Deals offered by airline partners

Booking period: Up to 13 December 2019

Travel validity: Up to December 2020*

 

 

 

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