Tourism Australia greets 1st Chinese tour group of China's Golden Week

STORY: Tourism Australia greets 1st Chinese tour group of China's Golden Week DATELINE: Sept. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: Sydney CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of visitors in Australia 2. SOUNDBITE (English): PHILLIPA HARRISON, Managing director of Tourism Australia STORYLINE: Tourism Australia, the country's governmental tourism promotion body, greeted on Friday the first Chinese tourist group that arrived in Sydney during China's National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday. Tourism Australia staged a warm welcoming ceremony at the Sydney international airport. Managing Director of Tourism Australia Phillipa Harrison gave each group member a stuffed toy "souvenir kangaroo Ruby" as a present, and wished them a happy Mid-Autumn Festival. SOUNDBITE (English): PHILLIPA HARRISON, Managing director of Tourism Australia "So we are ready for the Chinese market to come back and we can't wait to welcome them. We have seen a steady increase in numbers from the China market. We anticipate that we'l