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July 6th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda The number of tourists flying into Australia is still on the rise, but only thanks to China.
Data for May from the Bureau of Statistics shows international arrivals rose by 1.8 per cent from the same month last year.
Arrivals in the year to May were up by 27,700 or 0.5 per cent.
On the flip side, more Aussies continued to spend their holiday dollars offshore, with departures up 5.3 per cent (32,600) in the month and 7.6 per cent (562,000) in the year ended in May 2012.
Australia’s peak tourism industry body, the Tourism and Transport Forum (TTF) says visitor numbers from China were up 16.9 per cent or 83,500 in the 12 months.
TTF chief executive John Lee says a focus on attracting Chinese visitors in the future is entirely appropriate given the enormous potential of the market.
“However, it’s important we don’t lose sight of the value of other Asian markets,” he said in a statement.
Mr Lee stressed other countries were also striving to attracting Asian tourists.
Chinese visitors to the US grew 48 per cent in the first four months of 2012, with overall growth in Asian visitors of 27 per cent.
“Over the same period, Australia has seen overall growth from Asia of 5.9 per cent, and lower arrivals from key markets including Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand,” he said.
The US recently launched its first national campaign to attract international visitors.
It has the personal backing of President Barack Obama as part of a drive to double US exports by 2015.
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