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Australia Tourism Statistics: 7.6M Arrivals in 2024

Q: How many tourists visit Australia?

Australia had 7.6 million international tourist arrivals in 2024, according to Tourism Research Australia. Domestic trips are not in that count. AirROI estimates 3,068,446 Airbnb stays in Australia in the 12 months to October 2026, which is a separate count of bookings.

Q: What is the quietest month in Australia?

May was the quietest Airbnb month in Australia in the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 12th of 12, and June ranked 11th. Stays in May were booked about 46 days ahead, against 81 days for December.

Q: How long is a typical Airbnb stay in Australia?

A typical Airbnb stay in Australia lasted 4.8 nights in the 12 months to October 2026, booked about 60 days ahead. By month, stays ran from 4.1 nights in September to 5.6 nights in July.

Australia recorded 7.6 million international tourist arrivals in 2024, Tourism Research Australia reports. This counts people crossing a border, so domestic trips are not in it. AirROI estimates 3,068,446 Airbnb stays in Australia in the 12 months to October 2026, with Melbourne the most booked city. The busiest month was January.

Source: AirROI Reviewed by Jun Zhou, Founder @ AirROI Updated November 4, 2026

Airbnb figures are AirROI estimates for the 12 months to October 2026. Read the method

Estimated Airbnb nights: 14,859,908
Typical Airbnb stay: 4.8 nights
Busiest Airbnb month: January
From within Australia, among guests who left a review: 76%

Key facts

Australia Tourism Facts

Each sentence names its place, period and source, so it can be quoted alone.

Official

Tourism Research Australia puts Australia at 7.6 million international tourist arrivals in 2024.

Airbnb stays

AirROI puts Airbnb stays in Australia at 3,068,446 in the 12 months to October 2026.
AirROI estimates Airbnb stays in Australia added up to 14,859,908 nights in the 12 months to October 2026.
AirROI estimates a typical Airbnb stay in Australia lasted 4.8 nights in the 12 months to October 2026, booked about 60 days ahead.

Busiest months

AirROI ranks January the busiest Airbnb month in Australia in the 12 months to October 2026, followed by December and October, with May the quietest.
AirROI estimates the four busiest Airbnb months in Australia ran unbroken from October to January in the 12 months to October 2026.
AirROI estimates Airbnb stays in Australia in December were booked furthest ahead, about 81 days, against 42 days for June, in the 12 months to October 2026.

Guests

AirROI estimates 76% of Australia Airbnb guests who left a review as of October 2026 were from within Australia, and the United Kingdom at 5.4% and the United States at 3.5% were the top countries abroad.

By place

AirROI ranks Australia 8th for Airbnb stays among the 157 countries in the 12 months to October 2026.
AirROI estimates Melbourne had the most Airbnb stays of the 200 towns it lists in Australia in the 12 months to October 2026, at 371,418, ahead of Sydney and Gold Coast City.

Official numbers

How Many Tourists Visit Australia?

Tourism Research Australia counted 7.6 million international tourist arrivals in 2024.

Official tourism figures for Australia: what each counts, its year and its publisher
Figure	What it counts	Year	Publisher
7.6 millionInternational tourist arrivals	International visitor trips to Australia in the year ending December 2024	2024	Tourism Research Australia

Airbnb stays

Airbnb Stays in Australia

Australia had 118,826 Airbnb homes in the 12 months to October 2026. They took an estimated 3,068,446 stays and 14,859,908 nights. A typical stay lasted 4.8 nights and was booked about 60 days ahead. AirROI's figures cover the 788 towns it tracks in Australia; places it does not track are not counted, so every total is a floor.

Airbnb homes: 118,826
Airbnb stays, estimate: 3,068,446
Airbnb nights, estimate: 14,859,908
Typical stay: 4.8 nights
Booked ahead: 60 days

Busiest months

When Is the Busiest Time in Australia?

On Airbnb, January was the busiest month in Australia in the 12 months to October 2026, then December and October. May was the quietest. The four busiest months run unbroken from October to January.

January ranks first, May last

Airbnb months in calendar order, 12 months to October 2026. The number is the month's rank, and 1 is the busiest. The bar shows its part of Airbnb nights.

Three busiest months
Other months

From busiest to quietest: January, December, October, November, March, September, July, August, April, February, June, May.

Month by month: rank, typical stay and days booked ahead

Airbnb months in Australia by rank, with share of nights, typical stay and days booked ahead, 12 months to October 2026
Rank	Month	Share of nights	Typical stay	Booked ahead
1	January	9.5%	5.3 nights	66 days
2	December	9.4%	5.3 nights	81 days
3	October	8.8%	4.5 nights	63 days
4	November	8.5%	4.8 nights	66 days
5	March	8.5%	4.5 nights	54 days
6	September	8.5%	4.1 nights	50 days
7	July	8.2%	5.6 nights	51 days
8	August	8.1%	4.8 nights	51 days
9	April	8.0%	4.6 nights	58 days
10	February	7.8%	5.1 nights	54 days
11	June	7.4%	4.9 nights	42 days
12	May	7.2%	4.7 nights	46 days

Share is each month's part of the year's Airbnb nights. Typical stay and days booked ahead are AirROI estimates for stays in each month.

Where guests come from

Where Do Australia Airbnb Guests Come From?

About eight in ten Australia Airbnb guests who left a review as of October 2026 were from within Australia (76%), and the top countries abroad were the United Kingdom at 5.4% and the United States at 3.5%, AirROI estimates. Among the same guests, Melbourne was the top origin city at 6.4%, ahead of Sydney at 5.6%. The figures rest on 9,002,508 reviews, written over many years.

76% from within Australia

Among guests who left a review, as of October 2026

Top countries abroad

Among guests who left a review

United Kingdom 5.4%
United States 3.5%
New Zealand 2.5%
Singapore 1.3%

Top origin cities

Among guests who left a review

Melbourne 6.4%
Sydney 5.6%
New South Wales 2.4%
Brisbane 1.8%
Victoria 1.7%
Perth 1.4%

By town

Most Booked Towns in Australia

Melbourne, Sydney and Gold Coast City took 25% of Airbnb stays in Australia in the 12 months to October 2026. January is the busiest Airbnb month in 99 of the 200 towns, led by Gold Coast City, and December in 26, led by Melbourne. Among guests who left a review, the share from abroad across the 25 most booked towns runs from 7.5% in Bright to 48% in Cairns.

Most Booked Towns in Australia: Airbnb stays, nights and typical stay, 12 months to October 2026; with origin among guests who left a review
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1	Melbourne	371,418	2,128,029	5.7 nights	30%	UK	December
2	Sydney	273,952	1,521,772	5.5 nights	42%	UK	November
3	Gold Coast City	117,272	599,040	5.1 nights	25%	New Zealand	January
4	Greater Brisbane	114,046	612,069	5.4 nights	27%	UK	December
5	Adelaide	87,712	498,578	5.7 nights	19%	UK	January
6	Sunshine Coast Regional	79,242	397,851	5.0 nights	17%	New Zealand	December
7	Hobart	55,712	259,534	4.7 nights	24%	US	January
8	Noosa Heads	28,693	142,020	4.9 nights	30%	UK	January
9	Byron Bay	26,758	124,794	4.7 nights	38%	UK	January
10	Cairns	26,385	151,006	5.7 nights	48%	US	August
11	Busselton	25,601	99,398	3.9 nights	22%	Singapore	January
12	Margaret River	25,068	83,873	3.3 nights	37%	UK	October
13	Shoalhaven City Council	23,542	98,095	4.2 nights	11%	UK	January
14	Newcastle-Maitland	22,969	111,813	4.9 nights	12%	UK	January
15	Surfers Paradise	20,972	104,008	5.0 nights	29%	New Zealand	January
16	Canberra	20,542	107,257	5.2 nights	12%	UK	October
17	Brisbane City	19,690	92,945	4.7 nights	31%	New Zealand	December
18	Launceston	19,239	87,039	4.5 nights	18%	UK	January
19	Cessnock	18,069	51,657	2.9 nights	16%	UK	December
20	Dunsborough	18,044	75,477	4.2 nights	21%	Singapore	January
21	Geelong	17,810	83,240	4.7 nights	12%	UK	January
22	Daylesford	16,628	44,971	2.7 nights	7.6%	UK	September
23	Central Coast Council	16,369	69,664	4.3 nights	10%	UK	January
24	Bright	16,167	55,916	3.5 nights	7.5%	UK	July
25	Cowes	15,984	62,556	3.9 nights	19%	UK	January
26	Perth	15,746	99,679	6.3 nights	44%	UK	October
27	Gosford	15,388	63,614	4.1 nights	12%	UK	January
28	Wollongong	14,959	69,808	4.7 nights	16%	UK	October
29	Townsville	14,575	73,892	5.1 nights	23%	UK	July
30	Airlie Beach	13,931	57,329	4.1 nights	49%	UK	October
31	Fremantle	13,065	70,748	5.4 nights	39%	UK	October
32	Port Douglas	12,908	66,824	5.2 nights	39%	US	July
33	Darwin	12,803	86,332	6.7 nights	17%	UK	August
34	Orange	12,696	48,166	3.8 nights	6.5%	UK	September
35	Cairns Regional	12,422	66,694	5.4 nights	29%	US	July
36	City of Stirling	11,976	92,725	7.7 nights	46%	UK	November
37	Vincentia	11,346	44,411	3.9 nights	26%	UK	January
38	Albany	11,095	43,444	3.9 nights	24%	UK	January
39	North Canberra	11,057	55,082	5.0 nights	12%	US	October
40	Torquay	10,901	50,866	4.7 nights	16%	UK	January
41	Coffs Harbour	10,900	47,217	4.3 nights	15%	UK	October
42	Apollo Bay	10,649	37,120	3.5 nights	39%	UK	January
43	Port Macquarie	10,407	49,975	4.8 nights	22%	UK	December
44	Whitsunday Regional	10,402	49,273	4.7 nights	29%	UK	October
45	Ballarat	10,401	39,719	3.8 nights	8%	New Zealand	October
46	Scenic Rim Regional	10,289	30,543	3.0 nights	12%	UK	July
47	Mandurah	10,054	45,379	4.5 nights	22%	Singapore	January
48	Kiama	9,977	40,925	4.1 nights	15%	UK	January
49	Shire of Colac Otway	9,676	33,037	3.4 nights	30%	UK	January
50	Nelson Bay	9,649	38,576	4.0 nights	19%	UK	January
51	Bicheno	9,640	28,092	2.9 nights	27%	UK	January
52	Jindabyne	9,434	39,977	4.2 nights	9.5%	UK	July
53	Toowoomba	9,102	43,977	4.8 nights	6%	UK	September
54	Blackheath	9,038	29,955	3.3 nights	17%	UK	July
55	Yallingup	8,822	34,558	3.9 nights	20%	UK	January
56	Kingscliff	8,757	41,069	4.7 nights	8.8%	New Zealand	December
57	Lorne	8,593	33,091	3.9 nights	22%	UK	January
58	Halls Gap	8,579	25,797	3.0 nights	20%	UK	September
59	Huskisson	8,559	28,869	3.4 nights	23%	UK	January
60	Shire of Hepburn	8,435	25,927	3.1 nights	8.2%	UK	December
61	Ocean Grove	8,333	40,142	4.8 nights	8.1%	UK	January
62	Mudgee	8,282	27,281	3.3 nights	6.3%	UK	April
63	Yamba	8,089	43,624	5.4 nights	11%	UK	January
64	Wagga Wagga	8,037	33,765	4.2 nights	6%	UK	September
65	Bendigo	8,018	30,756	3.8 nights	6%	New Zealand	September
66	Coles Bay	7,859	21,908	2.8 nights	28%	UK	January
67	Hervey Bay	7,692	39,514	5.1 nights	25%	UK	December
68	Eurobodalla Shire Council	7,655	35,715	4.7 nights	11%	US	January
69	Warrnambool	7,560	29,817	3.9 nights	19%	UK	January
70	Forster	7,555	38,054	5.0 nights	7.2%	UK	January
71	Bowral	7,508	23,716	3.2 nights	9.7%	UK	October
72	Shire of South Gippsland	7,114	26,307	3.7 nights	16%	UK	January
73	Port Fairy	7,100	27,821	3.9 nights	18%	UK	January
74	Robe	6,927	27,470	4.0 nights	13%	UK	January
75	Mid-Western Regional Council	6,489	19,068	2.9 nights	8.1%	UK	July
76	Bathurst	6,340	24,455	3.9 nights	4.9%	US	September
77	Port Stephens Council	6,194	25,577	4.1 nights	18%	UK	January
78	Sunshine Beach	6,028	33,768	5.6 nights	31%	UK	December
79	South Brisbane	5,993	28,662	4.8 nights	30%	UK	June
80	Dubbo	5,975	26,542	4.4 nights	4.1%	UK	October
81	Albury	5,848	27,623	4.7 nights	6%	UK	October
82	Kangaroo Valley	5,845	16,847	2.9 nights	14%	UK	December
83	Inverloch	5,763	25,277	4.4 nights	9.9%	UK	January
84	Mid-Coast Council	5,530	24,846	4.5 nights	8.5%	UK	January
85	Lennox Head	5,472	30,234	5.5 nights	17%	UK	January
86	Byron Shire Council	5,463	20,257	3.7 nights	16%	UK	December
87	Shoal Bay	5,190	20,294	3.9 nights	14%	UK	January
88	Joondalup	4,945	35,737	7.2 nights	41%	UK	October
89	Lithgow	4,928	16,571	3.4 nights	12%	UK	September
90	Cottesloe	4,905	32,820	6.7 nights	44%	UK	October
91	Agnes Water	4,881	21,642	4.4 nights	20%	UK	December
92	Fortitude Valley	4,855	24,546	5.1 nights	28%	UK	August
93	Terrigal	4,829	22,632	4.7 nights	11%	UK	January
94	Snowy Monaro Regional Council	4,826	18,961	3.9 nights	6.1%	UK	July
95	Broadbeach	4,785	23,364	4.9 nights	24%	New Zealand	January
96	Merimbula	4,775	24,639	5.2 nights	11%	UK	January
97	Tasman	4,724	16,695	3.5 nights	24%	UK	January
98	Shellharbour City Council	4,640	17,480	3.8 nights	13%	UK	January
99	Noosa Shire	4,604	19,607	4.3 nights	23%	UK	December
100	City of Lake Macquarie	4,560	18,198	4.0 nights	8.7%	UK	January
101	Rainbow Beach	4,501	18,585	4.1 nights	27%	UK	December
102	Berry	4,487	13,180	2.9 nights	9.2%	UK	January
103	Beechworth	4,424	13,170	3.0 nights	5.5%	UK	April
104	Mount Gambier	4,421	17,204	3.9 nights	15%	UK	October
105	Kalbarri	4,393	18,305	4.2 nights	36%	UK	October
106	Anglesea	4,320	19,957	4.6 nights	13%	UK	January
107	Singleton Council	4,314	10,842	2.5 nights	11%	UK	December
108	Sawtell	4,274	17,930	4.2 nights	8.6%	UK	January
109	Bargara	4,274	19,543	4.6 nights	13%	UK	December
110	Lakes Entrance	4,263	15,069	3.5 nights	20%	China	January
111	Shire Of Denmark	4,199	18,841	4.5 nights	22%	UK	January
112	Suffolk Park	4,135	24,988	6.0 nights	30%	UK	October
113	Geraldton	4,062	22,349	5.5 nights	35%	China	October
114	Castlemaine	4,057	11,688	2.9 nights	6.8%	UK	November
115	Livingstone Shire	4,042	19,405	4.8 nights	17%	UK	July
116	Shire of East Gippsland	4,035	16,287	4.0 nights	21%	UK	January
117	Crescent Head	4,007	20,388	5.1 nights	11%	UK	January
118	Gnarabup	3,990	15,511	3.9 nights	31%	UK	January
119	Callala Beach	3,864	14,606	3.8 nights	13%	UK	January
120	Surf Coast Shire	3,846	16,512	4.3 nights	18%	UK	January
121	Rockingham	3,834	24,048	6.3 nights	34%	UK	January
122	Port Lincoln	3,827	17,563	4.6 nights	9%	UK	January
123	Armidale	3,825	16,137	4.2 nights	8.1%	US	May
124	Gerringong	3,806	13,554	3.6 nights	12%	UK	January
125	City of Vincent	3,758	27,393	7.3 nights	42%	UK	October
126	Mildura	3,737	18,864	5.0 nights	6.2%	US	September
127	Tamworth	3,647	17,893	4.9 nights	4.7%	UK	October
128	City of Cockburn	3,527	25,607	7.3 nights	45%	UK	November
129	Victor Harbor	3,507	13,507	3.9 nights	9.6%	UK	January
130	Exmouth	3,487	19,695	5.6 nights	32%	UK	July
131	Kingscote	3,432	12,551	3.7 nights	29%	US	March
132	Yeppoon	3,414	14,621	4.3 nights	16%	UK	July
133	Echuca	3,404	12,182	3.6 nights	3.8%	New Zealand	January
134	Cape Woolamai	3,338	14,069	4.2 nights	15%	UK	January
135	Scarborough	3,330	23,585	7.1 nights	43%	UK	November
136	Tweed Shire Council	3,324	12,989	3.9 nights	11%	UK	October
137	Thredbo	3,306	13,212	4.0 nights	8.4%	UK	July
138	Bellingen	3,292	13,407	4.1 nights	13%	UK	January
139	South West Rocks	3,288	17,004	5.2 nights	8.4%	UK	January
140	Wingecarribee Shire Council	3,281	9,749	3.0 nights	8.5%	UK	July
141	Douglas Shire	3,271	14,435	4.4 nights	41%	US	July
142	South Fremantle	3,165	21,566	6.8 nights	37%	UK	December
143	City of Melville	3,131	24,466	7.8 nights	43%	Singapore	November
144	Bogangar	3,101	16,842	5.4 nights	12%	UK	January
145	Port Campbell	3,091	6,947	2.2 nights	52%	UK	January
146	Port Elliot	3,088	12,633	4.1 nights	7.7%	UK	January
147	Middleton	3,080	11,824	3.8 nights	5.3%	US	January
148	Manly	3,035	20,630	6.8 nights	45%	UK	October
149	Bass Coast Shire	3,032	11,676	3.9 nights	14%	UK	January
150	Mansfield	2,976	9,914	3.3 nights	9.6%	Singapore	July
151	Bondi Beach	2,965	20,932	7.1 nights	60%	UK	March
152	City of Canning	2,937	25,889	8.8 nights	52%	Singapore	September
153	Brunswick Heads	2,931	14,503	4.9 nights	12%	UK	December
154	Ballina Shire Council	2,913	14,076	4.8 nights	14%	UK	January
155	Palm Cove	2,892	15,557	5.4 nights	27%	UK	August
156	Burleigh Heads	2,878	15,136	5.3 nights	25%	UK	January
157	The Entrance	2,848	12,072	4.2 nights	11%	UK	January
158	Sanctuary Point	2,829	12,407	4.4 nights	24%	UK	January
159	City of Bayswater	2,794	20,941	7.5 nights	45%	Singapore	October
160	East Jindabyne	2,775	11,620	4.2 nights	7.3%	UK	July
161	Peregian Beach	2,757	15,419	5.6 nights	20%	UK	July
162	Mooloolaba	2,742	11,413	4.2 nights	22%	New Zealand	December
163	Copper Coast Council	2,732	11,737	4.3 nights	4.8%	UK	January
164	Rockhampton	2,719	17,373	6.4 nights	19%	UK	September
165	Sunrise Beach	2,696	16,408	6.1 nights	36%	UK	January
166	Encounter Bay	2,692	10,688	4.0 nights	6.6%	UK	January
167	Callala Bay	2,667	10,348	3.9 nights	20%	UK	January
168	Ventnor	2,543	11,325	4.5 nights	20%	US	January
169	Casuarina Beach	2,527	13,039	5.2 nights	9.6%	UK	December
170	Hyams Beach	2,523	11,426	4.5 nights	25%	UK	January
171	Maroochydore	2,516	14,113	5.6 nights	20%	New Zealand	December
172	St Kilda	2,511	17,338	6.9 nights	39%	UK	November
173	Yarrawonga	2,511	10,183	4.1 nights	3.8%	US	January
174	Portarlington	2,508	11,309	4.5 nights	5.5%	UK	January
175	Metung	2,500	9,431	3.8 nights	12%	China	January
176	City of Wanneroo	2,484	20,444	8.2 nights	39%	UK	November
177	Sussex Inlet	2,474	9,173	3.7 nights	22%	UK	January
178	Rye	2,449	10,056	4.1 nights	11%	UK	December
179	Tweed Heads	2,424	13,252	5.5 nights	20%	New Zealand	January
180	Noosaville	2,246	10,630	4.7 nights	32%	UK	December
181	Normanville	2,230	8,467	3.8 nights	11%	UK	January
182	Malua Bay	2,196	10,332	4.7 nights	9.5%	UK	December
183	Sandy Point	2,193	9,376	4.3 nights	27%	UK	January
184	Aireys Inlet	2,189	9,915	4.5 nights	13%	UK	January
185	Mount Beauty	2,169	9,787	4.5 nights	8.1%	US	July
186	Anna Bay	2,098	7,319	3.5 nights	18%	UK	January
187	St Leonards	2,096	8,873	4.2 nights	4.4%	UK	January
188	Narooma	2,075	9,894	4.8 nights	16%	UK	January
189	Smiths Lake	2,062	10,150	4.9 nights	13%	UK	December
190	Hawks Nest	2,003	11,276	5.6 nights	9.2%	UK	January
191	South Yarra	2,003	14,437	7.2 nights	36%	UK	November
192	Fingal Bay	1,970	8,283	4.2 nights	15%	UK	January
193	Bawley Point	1,920	7,970	4.2 nights	10%	UK	January
194	Ulladulla	1,867	8,896	4.8 nights	11%	UK	January
195	Paynesville	1,864	7,934	4.3 nights	15%	UK	January
196	Bermagui	1,720	8,722	5.1 nights	9%	UK	January
197	Boomerang Beach	1,626	8,539	5.3 nights	14%	UK	January
198	Dinner Plain	1,486	6,003	4.0 nights	9.1%	US	July
199	Tuncurry	1,317	7,186	5.5 nights	9.7%	UK	January
200	Mount Buller	1,150	4,363	3.8 nights	11%	Singapore	July

* Among guests who left a review. Stays, nights and other figures are AirROI estimates for the 12 months to October 2026, and cover Airbnb only. Australia is the top origin in every town, among guests who left a review, so this column names the top country abroad. Lists the 200 of Australia's 788 towns with 100 or more Airbnb homes. A town with no tourism page of its own links to its Airbnb market page.

FAQ

Questions About Tourism in Australia

How many tourists visit Australia?

Australia had 7.6 million international tourist arrivals in 2024, according to Tourism Research Australia. Domestic trips are not in that count. AirROI estimates 3,068,446 Airbnb stays in Australia in the 12 months to October 2026, which is a separate count of bookings.

When is high season in Australia?

The busiest Airbnb month in Australia in the 12 months to October 2026 was January, then December and October. The four busiest months run from October to January.

What is the quietest month in Australia?

May was the quietest Airbnb month in Australia in the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 12th of 12, and June ranked 11th. Stays in May were booked about 46 days ahead, against 81 days for December.

How long is a typical Airbnb stay in Australia?

A typical Airbnb stay in Australia lasted 4.8 nights in the 12 months to October 2026, booked about 60 days ahead. By month, stays ran from 4.1 nights in September to 5.6 nights in July.

Where do Airbnb guests in Australia come from?

Of Australia Airbnb guests who left a review as of October 2026, 76% were from within Australia, AirROI estimates. The top countries abroad were the United Kingdom at 5.4% and the United States at 3.5%. Among the same guests, the top origin city was Melbourne at 6.4%, ahead of Sydney at 5.6%.

What is the most booked town in Australia on Airbnb?

Melbourne was the most booked town in Australia on Airbnb, with an estimated 371,418 stays in the 12 months to October 2026, ahead of Sydney and Gold Coast City.

Are Airbnb stays the same as tourists?

No. Tourism Research Australia counts international tourist arrivals (7.6 million in 2024). An Airbnb stay is one booking on one platform, however many guests it holds. AirROI's 3,068,446 stays are estimates for the 12 months to October 2026.

Method

How These Numbers Are Made

Official figures come from their publishers, linked above, and were last checked in November 2026. Stays and nights are AirROI estimates for the 12 months to October 2026, built from Airbnb listing data, and cover Airbnb only. Nights add up each town's stays times its typical stay, across 788 towns. Month ranks compare each month's part of Airbnb nights. Origin rests on 9,002,508 reviews and describes guests who left a review, not everyone who stayed. Read the method page.