Tourism Australia, along with two State and Territory Tourism Organisations (STO) partners, have teamed up with Singapore Airlines on a special promotional campaign giving flyers a chance to travel to Australia, at all-inclusive, return economy class fares starting from INR 62,000 onwards. With a market share of 29 per cent, Singapore Airlines along with Silk Air is one of the leading carriers for travel to Australia via its hub in Singapore from its network of 11 cities across India and a choice of 120 weekly flights on the Singapore – Australia route.
Bookings availing this special offer can be made from eleven cities in India, namely Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Thiruvananthapuram and Visakhapatnam to the six major Australian cities of Adelaide, Brisbane, Darwin, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney on Singapore Airlines and Cairns and Darwin on Silk Air.
Nishant Kashikar, country manager, India and Gulf, Tourism Australia said, “Singapore Airlines is one of our key airline partners, and has been impactful in driving Indian tourist arrivals in to Australia. Enjoying high preference as the destination of choice by Indian holiday travellers, Australia has witnessed an increase in numbers in recent times and we are positive that this campaign will further augment this growth. Joint initiatives offering attractive air fares provide tremendous value to consumers planning a holiday to the country.”
There were 220,000 visitors from India till June 2015, a 19 per cent increase over the same period of the previous year. For the six months to June, Australia received 122,900 visitors from India, a 24 per cent increase relative to the same period of the previous year. India is currently Australia’s eighth largest inbound tourism market.