#ILoveSydney in the summertime, do you?

#ILoveSydney in the summertime, do you?
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As the temperature heats up, so is Sydney’s tourism proposition with the city expecting to welcome some 17 million tourists to its shores this summer.

Hoping to capture even more regional, interstate and international visitors than the typically 15 million that visit Sydney between October and March, Destination NSW released a new time-lapse video which captures a slice of Sydney in summer.

“Last year Sydney welcomed 16 million visitors between October and March, up around 9% on the previous year. These visitors stayed more than 48 million nights, adding $8 billion to the NSW economy,” Tourism and Major Events, deputy premier and minister, Troy Grant said.

“Summer in Sydney will once again give every visitor something to enjoy – from our beautiful beaches, fantastic food and wine, great shopping and of course our major events and festivals.”

The new time-lapse video, Summer in Sydney, is expecting to lure visitors and locals alike to partake in outdoor activities, according to Destination NSW ceo, Sandra Chipchase.

“Sports fanatics, art lovers, bargain shoppers, beach goers, and festival fans are all covered this summer with an exciting range of events taking place all over Sydney,” she said.

http://youtu.be/vVuJqQ44fDk?list=UUK3kmWoWvera075sdSRKPQw

Sydney Summer Events supported by Destination NSW between December 2014 to February 2015 include:

Electronic Music Conference, 2-4 December 2014

Sydney NRMA 500, 5-7 December 2014

Tropfest, 7 December 2014

Extreme Sailing Series, 11-14 December 2014

Sydney Festival, 8-26 January 2015

AFC Asian Cup, 10-31 January 2015

Dirty Dancing, until 11 January 2015

Apia International, 11-17 January 2015

2015 Youth Trans Tasman Series, 16-18 January 2015

The Big Issue Street Football Festival, 17-24 January 2015

Australian Theatre Forum, 20-23 January 2015

Australian Boardriders Battle, 24-25 January 2015

Australia Day, 26 January 2015

Yabun, 26 January 2015

AACTA Awards, 29 January 2015

Hurley Australian Open of Surfing, 7-15 February 2015

Australian Surfing Awards, 12 February 2015

Bowl-A-Rama Bondi, 17-22 February 2015

ICC Cricket World Cup, 27 February 2015

Sydney International Art Series – Chuck Close: Prints, Processes and Collaboration, November 2014 – March 2015

Sydney International Art Series – Pop to Popism, November – March 2015

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