WINNING NUMBERS

Gold Coast: 1.05 million (up 3.8 per cent), spending $1.3 billion (up 10.6 per cent)

Queensland: 2.7 million (up 5.5 per cent), spending $5.5 billion (up 6.4 per cent)

Australia: 8.3 million (up 7.5 per cent), spending $29.05 billion (up 6.7 per cent) *SOURCE: International Visitor Survey