Spike in Aussie visitors to Canada

Spike in Aussie visitors to Canada
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Australian arrivals to Canada climbed 6.5% in 2012 to almost 260,000, according to official government estimates.

December alone saw 23,300 Aussies cross the Pacific to Canada, a rise of more than 10% on the same month the previous year.

The Canadian Tourism Commission in Australia described it as a "great result".

Arrivals from New Zealand also climbed sharply over the 12 month period, by 7% to 45,703

Total international arrivals slipped 0.86% to 4.45 million with core markets, which includes Australia, declining 1.08%. Emerging markets saw an increase of 7.5%.

China, unsurprisingly, generated the largest increase in visitors with 288,000 holidaying in Canada last year, up more than 18% on 2011.

Pictured is Moraine Lake and Valley of the Ten Peaks in Banff National Park.

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