Destinations like Yarrawonga Mulwala stand to benefit from a renewed interest in domestic travel.
Despite economic headwinds, rising operational costs and increased fuel prices, the 2026 Yarrawonga Powerboat Spectacular delivered huge crowds and increased profit over previous years.
The recent Rod Run saw a record number of vintage cars head this way for the weekend.
Across the board, searches for domestic travel have outpaced searches for the most popular destinations, Europe, South East Asia and the USA.
Surprisingly, at a time where the cost of living is biting just about everyone, searches for South East Asian destinations has remained low.
And with the exception of a spike towards the end of March, Australians were clear that their preference was to travel at home.
The March spike in searches for European travel was most likely impacted by those with existing bookings at the start of the war in Iran.
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