From January 2025, a new Domestic Tourism Statistics (DoTS) collection replaced the National Visitor Survey (NVS). The reasons are outlined on Changes to the Australian resident tourism statistics collection in 2025.
Following this major change in the methodology used to measure domestic tourism, TRA has been closely monitoring the results to ensure that the data is of high quality and fit for purpose. An issue was found in the March quarter overnight spend data, meaning it has had to be revised. As a result, the data has been amended in this publication since the initial release, including the backcast data for overnight spend. Data for the volume of trips and nights was not affected and remains unchanged since initial publication.
March quarter 2025
The March quarter 2025 results mark the first release for DoTS overnight trips.
The DoTS results provide data on how Australian residents travel within Australia. You can find national, state and territory results for the:
- number of trips taken
- nights spent on a trip
- amount spent on a trip.
Unless we say otherwise, we compared the summary results for the March quarter 2025 to the March quarter 2024.
Note: March Quarter 2024 results are backcast and adjusted to account for differences in methodology between the National Visitor Survey (NVS) and the new Domestic Tourism Statistics which came into effect January 2025. Caution should be used when interpreting comparisons to the backcast data.
Quarterly snapshot
Domestic overnight trips and spend key results
March quarter 2025 saw softer results.
Compared to March quarter 2024:
Overnight spend
$28.9 billion | On par
Overnight trips
28.8 million | Down 2% (717,000)
Nights on trip
105.1 million | Down 4% (4.4 million)
Domestic trips and spend key results
Domestic overnight tourism results were softer in the March quarter 2025. When compared to March quarter 2024, overnight trips and nights stayed away from home were down and overnight spend was on par.
March quarter 2025 results were impacted by significant natural disasters in key tourism regions. These included flooding in Central and North Queensland, Cyclone Alfred and the Grampians bushfire. The timing of Easter, a key driver for domestic tourism, also had an impact on the March quarter results. Easter fell in the March quarter in 2024 but in the June quarter in 2025.
Explore overnight trips data
Interact with our data for domestic overnight trips for March quarter 2025. You can view the data by:
- state or territory
- interstate or intrastate trips
- reason for travel.
Download the report
Notes on the data
- Results prior to 2025 are backcast and adjusted to account for differences in methodology between the National Visitor Survey (NVS) and the new Domestic Tourism Statistics which came into effect January 2025. Caution should be used when interpreting comparisons to the backcast data.