and growth in Tasmania. Tasmania has been leading Australia in record growth in both domestic and international visitor numbers and expenditure and is well positioned to capture the demand of mainland Australians and the emerging middle class of Asia. In 2015, international visitation to Tasmania grew by 20 per cent to 211,788 visitors and spend by these visitors grew by 34 per cent to $351 million.
favourable towards supply side economic policies supporting businesses, for example for incentives like subsidies or tax breaks