About 10 million tourists visit the Gold Coast every year, consists of 849 114 international visitors, 3.468 million overnight visitors locally and 5.366 million daily visitors. World tourism is the largest industry of this region, directly make a major contribution to the pereekonomian in this city every year. There are approximately 65 000 bed spaces, 100,000 hectares of nature reserve, 500 restaurants, 40 golf courses and six major theme parks in the city. Gold Coast Airport provides connections throughout Australia with airlines including Jetstar, Virgin Blue and Tiger Airways. International services from Japan, New Zealand and Malaysia also landed on the Gold Coast Airport with airlines including Jetstar, Air New Zealand, Pacific Blue and AirAsia X. Brisbane Airport is less than an hour from the center of the Gold Coast.
