It has been reported international visitors spent more than $1.1 billion in Brisbane over the past year.

This is a 20 percent increase of $182 million.

The spending growth was led by strong increases in the number of visitors and their steady length of stay in the state’s capital.

This just adds to show how important tourism was to the state’s booming economy.

New Zealand and the United Kingdom were the region’s largest growing markets.

Brisbane International Visitor Snapshot:
- Spending up $182 million or 20%
- Spending $88 average spend per person per night: up 10%
- Spending $1,189 average spend per person per trip: up 10%
- Visitors up 9%
- Holiday Visitors up 13%
- Business Visitors up 9%