Ms Julie Bishop (Curtin, Liberal Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

Last year the contribution of US tourists was over $3 billion to the Australian economy. That makes it one of our third largest tourism markets. That contribution came from 600,000 American tourists to Australia. The United States' premier lifestyle magazine Conde Nast Traveller has nominated Australia as the tourism destination for 2016—not first among equals, not one out of 10, but the only tourism destination that Conde Nast Traveller has nominated for 2016. We on this side of the House support the tourism industry and its contribution to growth and jobs.

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