International tourism to the Whitsundays plummets

The numbers for International Tourism in the Whitsundays to 30 September 2011,  have been released, and they don't look good, again.

It looks like the 'Oprah hordes' have failed to materialize . . .

Commonwealth Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism
International Visitor Surveys - Comparing Years Ending:
30 September 2011 and
30 September 2010

	Total $M	Share	$ per Visitor	$ per Night	'000 Visitors	,000 Nights	Average Nights
09/10 - 09/11	106	1%	614	113	173	946	5
09/09 - 09/10	147	1%	708	121	208	1215	6
Margin	Down 28%		Down 13%	Down 7%	Down 17%	Down 22%	Down 20%

Source: Commonwealth Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism