Visitors travel to the Northern Territory for a variety of reasons such as for a holiday, to visit friends and family, for business or educational purposes or for employment. The report below focusses on visitors that came to the Territory for business. Business travel incorporates those that travel for work as well as those attending conferences, conventions, exhibitions or trade shows.

Business travel is considered a valuable asset for tourism contributing to the development of trade, fostering knowledge sharing as well as facilitating effective networking, at the same time showcasing the destination and its varied leisure offerings.

Business travel is currently the second most common reason for visiting the Northern Territory behind holiday travel.

Snapshot of the Business travel sector (PDF 440KB)