In 1985, with a decade of motel brokerage in New Zealand already under his belt, Ian Crooks saw an opportunity in Australia. Never one to shy away from a challenge, he relocated his young family across The Tasman and established Resort Brokers Australia. At the time, Resort Brokers was the first agency to specialise in the marketing and sale of tourism and accommodation related businesses. Today, we are licensed in all States and Territories, employ over 25 specialist brokers nationwide and hold a firm position of industry leadership.

1. A Closer Look at
Australia’s Tourism
Investment Sector
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2. Australia’s top-performing tourism sector
makes it one of the most ideal countries
for tourism investment. In fact, the
country ranks eighth in terms of the
largest tourism market, boasting strong
revenue from hotel accommodations and
high occupancy rates.
There are plenty of reasons to invest in
Australia. Its economy ranks 12th in the
world and is currently on its 23rd
consecutive year of annual economic
growth. The country also has the 4th
largest gross domestic product (GDP) in
the Asia-Pacific region and a stable
operating environment with well-developed
financial services industry.
Tourism and Aviation Growth
Australia is included within the strongest
performing tourism regions in the world
and the largest global aviation market.
The country has an industry-government
strategy called Tourism 2020, with a goal
to increase its yearly overnight tourism
expenditure from A$115 billion and
A$140 billion by 2020.
The aviation of the country also
continues to expand strongly. Airline
companies started to add more flights
into the country, increasing the
passenger capacity. This includes several
Asian airlines such as Air India, China
Southern, Sichuan Airlines, and Qantas.

3. Hotel Sales Activity
Jones Lang LaSalle’s Hotels & Hospitality
Group considers the country as one of
the most desirable hotel investments in
the country. This is because of its benign
new supply hotel pipeline, strong trading
growth outlook, and solid economic
fundamentals.
According to Tourism Australia, the
government provides investment advice
to both local and international investors
through Australia Trade Commission and
State and Territory agencies. They also
provide assistance to the overall
environment for tourism investment in
the country.
The Role of Asia
The demand from Asian countries is
believed to be instrumental in achieving
tourism growth. Asia’s strong economic
growth and growing affluent middle class
will play an important role in the growth
of international visitation to Australia.
The strong corporate traveller market
and the growing number of international
visitors make the ‘Land Down Under” an
attractive place for Asia-Pacific-based
hotel owners.

4. The country’s hotel and accommodation has performed strongly, attracting more overseas
investors. It also has a strong visitor growth from Asia, which is expected to increase in
the coming years.
Resources:
http://www.resortbrokers.com.au/
http://www.tourism.australia.com/industry-advice/investing-in-tourism.aspx
http://www.austrade.gov.au/Invest/Opportunities-by-Sector/Tourism-infrastructure#.
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