Australians are turning to Asia for travel, with Japan, China, and Vietnam seeing the strongest growth as international destinations, according to the Australian Travel Industry Association’s (ATIA) May 2025 Travel Trends Report.
The report, shows international travel by Australians surged to 11.97 million trips for the year ending March 2025, up from 10.54 million the year prior.
Japan led the way with a 38.4% year-on-year increase, followed by China (+35.0%) and Vietnam (+26.2%), underscoring a clear pivot toward the Asia-Pacific region.
Indonesia (predominantly Bali) remained the most visited outbound destination for Australians, with 1.71 million travellers, an 18% increase year-on-year.
January 2025 recorded the highest monthly departures (1.54 million), while April posted the strongest year-on-year growth (+28.5%).
Inbound travel also continued its recovery, with 8.31 million international visitors arriving in Australia for the year ending March 2025, up from 7.78 million the previous year.
China led the growth with a 25.6% increase, reaching 920,700 visitors, followed by Japan (+16.3%) and India (+9.6%). New Zealand maintained its position as Australia’s top source market with 1.37 million visitors.