According to the Tourism Promotion Authority, an estimated $542 million was injected into the economy of Papua New Guinea by the tourism industry in 2010 compared to an estimated $465 million spent by international visitors in 2009.
“In total, there were 146,350 international visitors who entered the country in 2010, an increase of 18 percent compared to the 124,000 arrivals in 2009,” said TPA media coordinator Colin Taimbari.
He said the tourists were mostly from Australia, the U.S., Japan and the United Kingdom.
