Visitor Data from Palestinian and Israeli Tourists
Dear Tourism Research Australia,
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act. Specifically, I would like to obtain documents that provide statistics on the number of tourist visitor arrivals from Israel and Palestine from October 7, 2023, to the present date.
Please include any available data, reports, or analyses that accompany these statistics during this period.
Yours faithfully,
Foifoi Mcgee
OFFICIAL
Dear FOI Applicant
Thank you for your below FOI request dated 10 September 2025.
We confirm that visitor numbers from Israel and Palestine are not captured and reported in international visitor datasets prepared by Tourism Research Australia.
We encourage you to consult the Overseas Arrivals and Departures datasets that are compiled and reported by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) (see for example the latest release from ABS dated July 2025, which can be accessed using this link: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/indust...).
In light of the above, we would be grateful if you could please confirm in writing by no later than close of business on Wednesday 24 September 2025 whether:
(a) you would like to formally withdraw this FOI request+ADs- or
(b) you would like us to process your FOI request (noting that this will likely yield a 'nil' result).
Kind regards
FOI Coordination Officer
Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade)
Level 7, Tower 3, International Towers, 300 Barangaroo Ave, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
www.austrade.gov.au
Austrade acknowledges the traditional owners of this country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to elders both past and present.
OFFICIAL
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Dear Tourism Research Australia,
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act. Specifically, I would like to obtain documents that provide statistics on the number of tourist visitor arrivals from Israel and Palestine from October 7, 2023, to the present date.
Please include any available data, reports, or analyses that accompany these statistics during this period.
Yours faithfully,
Foifoi Mcgee
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Dear [email address],
Thank you for your email.
If we could continue with the request,
Yours sincerely,
Foifoi Mcgee
OFFICIAL
FOI Coordination Officer would like to recall the message, "Freedom of Information request - Visitor Data from Palestinian and Israeli Tourists [SEC=OFFICIAL]".
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FOI Coordination Officer would like to recall the message, "Freedom of Information request - Visitor Data from Palestinian and Israeli Tourists [SEC=OFFICIAL]".
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Dear FOI Applicant
Please find attached (+ACo-) correspondence of today's date.
Kind regards
FOI Coordination Officer
Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade)
Level 7, Tower 3, International Towers, 300 Barangaroo Ave, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
www.austrade.gov.au
Austrade acknowledges the traditional owners of this country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to elders both past and present.
OFFICIAL
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Sent: Wednesday, 24 September 2025 7:17 PM
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Dear foi.coordination.officer+AEA-austrade.gov.au,
Thank you for your email.
If we could continue with the request,
Yours sincerely,
Foifoi Mcgee
-----Original Message-----
OFFICIAL
Dear FOI Applicant
Thank you for your below FOI request dated 10 September 2025.
We confirm that visitor numbers from Israel and Palestine are not captured and reported in international visitor datasets prepared by Tourism Research Australia.
We encourage you to consult the Overseas Arrivals and Departures datasets that are compiled and reported by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) (see for example the latest release from ABS dated July 2025, which can be accessed using this link: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/indust...).
In light of the above, we would be grateful if you could please confirm in writing by no later than close of business on Wednesday 24 September 2025 whether:
(a) you would like to formally withdraw this FOI request+-ADs- or
(b) you would like us to process your FOI request (noting that this will likely yield a 'nil' result).
Kind regards
FOI Coordination Officer
Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) Level 7, Tower 3, International Towers, 300 Barangaroo Ave, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia www.austrade.gov.au
Austrade acknowledges the traditional owners of this country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to elders both past and present.
OFFICIAL
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This request has been made by an individual using Right to Know. This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. More information on how Right to Know works can be found at:
https://www.righttoknow.org.au/help/offi...
Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will be delayed.
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