Easter, Anzac holidays boost Australian visitors in April

Easter, Anzac holidays boost Australian visitors in April
Paul McBeth
By Paul McBeth June 12 (BusinessDesk) - The close proximity of the Easter and Anzac Day holidays boosted the number of Australian visitors in April, underpinning an 8.3 percent increase in international arrivals that month.  About 307,000 visitors arrived in New Zealand in April, up from 284,000 a year earlier, Statistics New Zealand figures show. There were 131,000 Australian visitors that month, 19 percent higher than a year earlier, or almost 21,000 more people. That more than made up for a 9,900 drop in Chinese arrivals to about 36,60...

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