SYDNEY, 15 October 2026: Vietnam has become the fastest-growing major destination for Australian travellers, according to the latest ATIA Travel Trends data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Australians made 588,490 trips to Vietnam through August 2026, up 17.4%. In August alone, trips jumped 30.3%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
China and Japan are also surging. Trips to China rose 13.1% to 750,870, and Japan is now just shy of one million Australian visitors. Together with Vietnam, they added almost 250,000 trips over the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Australians took 12.77 million overseas trips in total, up 3.2%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The findings come from the ATIA October 2026 Travel Trends Report, based on Australian Bureau of Statistics overseas arrivals and departures data analysed by ATIA. (Reporting period: overseas departures to August 2026). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Asia climbs the rankings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Australians made 750,870 trips to China in the year to August, up 13.1%. <\/p>\n\n\n\n India has also increased in popularity as a destination with 622,820 Australian visitors, up 5.3%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vietnam was the fastest-growing major destination, up 17.4% to 588,490 visitors. That leaves it just 60 trips short of the UK, on 588,550.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Favourites hold firm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Indonesia remains Australians\u2019 most popular destination, with 1.81 million trips, up 3.2%. New Zealand follows with 1.50 million, up 5.6%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Japan ranks third, with 989,240 Australian visitors, up 8.1%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Classic favourites still in demand<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The US and UK remain two of the most popular long-haul destinations for Australians, with 678,390 and 588,550 Australian visitors respectively in the year to August. Both eased on last year, while Asia saw the strongest growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Seven of Australia\u2019s top ten destinations grew year on year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n