A new $7 million advertising campaign has been launched to bring back the backpackers to Australia.
Source: Aus Gov
I'm too data-jiggered to dig out the old visa charts, but the record high for backpacker visas was over ¼ million.
After a few days driving the east coast - a timely reminder of what a superb country Australia is for travellers - I reckon we'll top that figure in the not-too-distant future.
