DESPITE the strength of the Aussie dollar and competition from other destinations, backpackers still rate Australia at the top of their "bucket list", a major tourism conference has been told.
The number of visitor nights across Australia is set to rise by 1.7% a year to 2020, offering a challenge to the tourism industry to meet the needs of a growing
AUSTRALIAN road travellers are expected to make a comeback in 2011, spurred by a 30-year high in caravan production, highly competitive domestic tourism deals and greater certainty around retirement savings.