The location of the Kapooka Army Recruit Training Base, Royal Australian Air Force Base and Charles Sturt University means that there's strong demand for cheap flights to Wagga Wagga all year long.
There's also great demand from the fans of the elite sportsmen and sportswomen who have been inducted into the Sporting Hall of Fame. So great is Wagga Wagga's sporting prowess that it is known as the City of Good Sports and a term - the Wagga Effect - has been coined to explain how the town (and regional towns like it) has produced such an impressive honour roll of athletes.
Wagga Wagga is the largest inland city in New South Wales and capital of the Riverina region. It's a pleasant city, situated on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River. Along with lush parks and gardens, museums (Riverina and RAAF) and galleries, it even has a beach, with a wave that rushes along at five o'clock each day.
It's also a great launchpad for further exploration around the Riverina. The Snowy Mountains lie east of Wagga Wagga, Griffith, the wine-producing region, lies to the west.