Northern Territory tourism indicators down despite high hopes for 2023

Sites like Florence Falls in Litchfield typically draw thousands of tourists each year. (Supplied: NT Government)

Weeks into what should be the peak visitor season in Darwin, in a year operators hoped tourism would continue its bounce back, David Woodrow is reducing departures for his Darwin Harbour sunset cruise business. 

"Pre-COVID, we were running lunch cruises three or four times a week, and at the moment we're running them once a week if we're lucky," he said.