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Key results
The 2020-21 Tourism Investment Monitor reveals a tourism investment pipeline of 225 projects with a value of $42.8 billion.
Across the 3 tourism sectors, the pipeline was split by:
- aviation – 13 projects valued at $16.7 billion
- arts, recreation and business services – 79 projects valued at $15.7 billion
- accommodation – 133 projects valued at $10.5 billion, with the potential to add 20,100 rooms to accommodation supply.
The 2020-21 pipeline includes:
- 40 projects valued at $14.0 billion in the proposed phase
- 108 projects valued at $13.1 billion in the planning phase
- 77 projects valued at $15.7 billion in the under-construction phase. 28 of these projects moved into the construction phase in 2020-21.
About the report
The Tourism Investment Monitor reports on:
- recent trends
- the location of projects, by state and territory
- progress through stages of the development timeline.
Projects in the pipeline cover 3 main tourism sectors:
- aviation
- arts, recreation, and business services
- accomodation.
The pipeline includes stand-alone accommodation projects. It excludes mixed-use developments. However, there is also information on the value and volume of mixed-use projects with a tourism component.
Data sources
We used 3 data sources to build the tourism investment pipeline database underpinning this report. They are: