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Tourism earnings dropped in first quarter

July 21, 2016 4:51 am

Tourism earning’s for the first quarter of this year dropped by around sixteen percent.

The earnings stood at around three hundred and fourty million dollars, sixty eight million less when compared to the December quarter.

However earnings were up by ten percent when compared to the same period last year.

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Australians were the highest contributors spending around one hundred and eighty-nine million dollars.

Thirty-six million dollars was contributed by New Zealand visitors.