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The UNWTO reported the year 2020 as the worst year in tourism history with 1 billion fewer international arrivals. Due to widespread travel restrictions and a massive drop in demand international tourist arrivals (overnight visitors) plunged by 74% over the previous year.
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Interstate travel: Domestic overnight travel where a visitor travels to a state or territory other than that in which they reside.
Intrastate travel: Domestic overnight travel where a visitor travels to a location in the state or territory in which they reside (Tourism Western Australia, 2021a).
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Pforr, C., Volgger, M., Cavalcanti Marques, S., Cahya Nusantara, A. (2021). The Context: Western Australia’s Visitor Economy. In: Understanding and Managing the Impact of Airbnb. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2952-5_2
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