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On attracting Asian tourists to Australia : Comments
By Brian Hennessy, published 21/3/2014David Scowsill, President and CEO of The World Travel & Tourism Council has urged the Australian Government to extend e-visas to high spending Asian travellers following a disappointing year for travel and tourism.
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You have written about the wealthy Chinese wishing to travel to Australia. There is a new market opening up - the young University students. I discovered in November that a number of these young people wanted to spend time in Australia between the end of December, when they finished their exams, and the middle of February when they had to resume their studies. They were applying for immersion in Australian homes offering their labour, not payment, via the Help Exchange organization. I took a couple for four weeks - they spent their remaining 2 weeks touring. Their English was excellent and they were willing, but as only children they had no work experience or stamina so weren't very useful.
However, the more such young people who get to spend time in Australia, despite visa restrictions, the better. They will speak highly of Australia to other Chinese nationals and as they become highly paid will probably seek to visit Australia again.