First Time, One Million Tourists Visit Tasmania

For the first time , the tourism industry Tasmania , Australia , sucking million tourist arrivals . Approximately 10 percent of visitors came from abroad, the rest are domestic tourists from Australia alone .

Airline operators and ferry reported that there were 1.007 million visitors arriving in Tasmania in the year ended September 2013 .
" The surge in the number of visitors , especially during the winter , " said Minister of Tourism State of Tasmania , Scott Bacon .

" We watched [ the arts program ] Dark MOFO , higher growth for the Festival of Voices , the Australian football match in Lauceston , " he explained .
According to the managing director of the Tourism Tasmania's tourism agency , John Fitzgerald , the data indicate that the focus of the government for the promotion through advertising in social media appears to work .

" Compared to other states , more and more people come here for advice , and the main vehicle of mouth recommendation that is social media . "

State Tourism industry today can be compared to other states , Fitzgerald added .

" For example , Northern Territory of Australia , gets about 1.3 million , so we're pretty close to the states of the sort, " he said .
Fitzgerald stated that he wanted to Tasmania gets 1.5 million visitors a year by 2020 .

This achievement was announced following the announcement that Qantas flight to the capital of Tasmania , Hobart , QantasLink services will be replaced by next April . Airline's decision to provide more flight schedules by using smaller aircraft was welcomed by the tourism industry .