The total number of visitors to Tasmania in 2002-03 was 703,100, an increase of 22.1% on the previous year. Approximately 92.8% of visitors in 2002-03 arrived by scheduled airline flights and Bass Strait ferries, 6.8% arrived by cruise ship, 0.4% arrived by naval ship and 0.1% arrived by Singapore charter flight.
By comparison, in 1998-99, there were an estimated 578,200 visitors to Tasmania, with 90.7% of visitors arriving by scheduled airline flights and Bass Strait ferries, 6.0% arriving by cruise ship, 3.2% arriving by naval ship and 0.2% arriving by Singapore charter flight.
VISITOR ARRIVALS TO TASMANIA
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 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 |
| | | | | |
| Means of arrival | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 |
|
| Scheduled airline flights and Bass Strait ferries | 524.2 | 531.5 | 531.0 | 519.9 | 652.2 |
| Singapore charter flights | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| Cruise ships | 34.7 | 31.5 | 28.5 | r48.1 | 47.6 |
| Naval ships | 18.4 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 2.5 |
| Total(a) | 578.2 | 572.0 | 568.4 | r575.8 | 703.1 |
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(a) Estimates have been rounded and minor discrepancies may occur between sums of component items and totals.
Source: Tourism Tasmania - Tasmanian Visitor Survey. |
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