The Impact Of Travel And Tourism In Australia

There are many tourism advantages at Uluru (Ayers Rock). Well-managed tourism can generate the financial and political support, which is needed to sustain the values of protected areas (such as Uluru). It can also increase understanding of the environment and its cultural values, which contributes to enriching visitors experience of Uluru. Each year more than 250,000 people visit Uluru and its national park from all around the world, that’s around 680 people each day. This is good economically as the entry fees are between $15 and $65. Uluru is opened all year round. Nationally, the nature-based tourism sector contributes $23 billion to the Australian economy each year.

Tourism is an endeavour sought by an individual or a party of individuals, which leads to a movement from one place to another with the idealism of a specific task, to visit a place or several places with the primary purpose of achieving entertainment and increasing knowledge of countries, cultures, and their history. The expression ‘largest industry in the world’ is universally used with mention to tourism, ensuring its recognition as the largest generator of wealth (over 11.7% of the global gross domestic product) and employment (7% of the world’s jobs); this shows that tourism is indeed an important industry that depends on culture and legacy.(Budeanu, 2002) Vancouver is feasibly one of the most prevalent tourist destinations in Canada

Possessing or seeking out knowledge of local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups and they’re protocols portrays a genuine interest in developing partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups which is incredibly valuable. As is becoming actively involved in Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander groups and events in the community and supporting business ran by Aboriginal people through doing things such as only purchasing authentic Aboriginal goods and booking Aboriginal-owned or operated tours.

The Aboriginal and Torres Striate Islander population are spread across all parts of Australia, from large urban cities to small country towns, from the remote tropical north of Australia to the fringes remote communities of the central deserts. Indigenous Australians speak a multitude of languages and belong to hundreds of distinct ancestral groups. Therefore the health and welfare of Indigenous people living in large urban cities are different to those that are living in small country towns and again different to those living in the remote tropical north and those in the outskirts of towns in the central deserts. I will be conducting an extensive literature review of existing papers and data from government agencies on the social determinants

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a long and rich history in Australia. In the community in which I live, and hopefully will be working, many programs and events have been set up to support, encourage and maintain the qualities and efforts of the original owners of this land. Browsing through the council website, I was able to find information relating to the Aboriginal people who once lived in the western parts of Melbourne, they were the ‘Yalukit Wilum, a name meaning 'river camp' or 'river dwellers'.’ The council has provided links to a book written about their lives which details their cultural practices, their religious beliefs, their customs, key events in their calendar and other important information.

Through my life, I have seen several different approaches to Indigenous people’s rights and importance in Australia. I have been fortunate enough to visit Ayers Rock and undertake a tour which allowed me to see Aboriginal culture in art and drawings as well as hearing Dreamtime stories from guides. I have also witnessed family friends who have been severely racist and disrespectful of Indigenous heritage and history. I also was lucky to work with some Indigenous students who were in Reception during my Professional Experience 1, and I was able to see first-hand how a culture clash can affect a student’s behaviour. I feel that even before entering this course, I have had the privilege of being able to observe both positives and negatives

In Aboriginal Traditions and Policy, the presentation group that I was part of consisted of Ashleigh, Tam, Jy, Lana, Khoi and myself. We chose Gertrude Street (a.k.a “The Dirty Mile”) to be our chosen site to research. Gertrude Street belonged to the Woiworung Tribe and was Melbourne’s first suburb after being separated from Melbourne City in 1858 (Fitzroy History Society 2018). It was known as ‘The Dirty Mile’ or ‘The Black Mile’, as it “was home to some legendary black pubs, and later, the Aboriginal community's own health, housing and legal organisations.” (Allam 2010). Our group used the Fitzroy Aboriginal Heritage Walking Trail brochure, created by the City of Yarra, as a guide which took us to the many places in Gertrude Street which

Throughout history to present day, Australian culture has become the product of a distinct blend of established traditions and new influences. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the country’s original inhabitants, created the foundation for the land’s cultural traditions over 40,000 years ago. In addition, the rest of Australia’s people are migrants or descendants of migrants from various other countries who transported their own customs, beliefs, and value systems to the land. As a result, Australia’s culture has significantly broadened its social and cultural profile over the years, and still continues to evolve today.

As mentioned by Rimmington & Morrison (2009), the assistance from different parts of the world presents a new and diverse outlook for future research including theoretical innovations and revelations, cultural and environmental aspects, tourist destination and other ecotourism and recreational aspects of tourism and hospitality industry (Brotherton,

Tourism has several impacts on many different aspects of Bali’s society. Tourism has impacted on the already existing, social, economic, cultural and environmental processes of the island. For example, as a result of tourism the pace of urbanisation has rapid increased and tourism has sped up the process of economic development.

Communities will vary according to the location, environment and resources - each having their own unique cultural practices, languages, beliefs, knowledge (Qm.qld.gov.au, 2018). ‘Close the Gap’ is a government plan that intendents to decrease disadvantage among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. It aims to reduce - life expectancy, child mortality, access to early childhood education, educational achievement, and employment outcomes. It is an obligation made by all Australian governments to attain Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health equality within 25 years (Healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au, 2016). Developing cultural awareness around the more effective revenues of creating outcomes across education, health and employment is another way of being aware of the different cultures.

Human use and tourism is one of the main reasons the Great Barrier Reef is such an astounding place. The reef consists of more than 400 different kinds of corals, over 1,500 species of fish, and over 200 types of birds (2011). The tourism industry is a major contributor to the local and Australian economy. The range of activities for tourists include day tours, overnight and extended tours, snorkeling, scuba diving, fishing, whale watching, helicopter tours, and other services that capitalizes on the world’s fascination with it. (2011). The earliest occurance of tourism was in the late 1890’s, when this area became a

Australia ranks 7th overall and top in the Asia-Pacific region, and has identified tourism as one of four national investment priorities. With attractions from the Great Barrier Reef to Kangaroo Island and the largest number of World Heritage natural sites, it ranks 2nd globally on natural resources. It is also one of the top three destinations for leisure and entertainment, according to digital demand. Australia has made significant progress on visa requirements (49th), including an expansion of the online visa application system and self-processing border entry facilities for U.S. and U.K. e-passport holders.

One of the most difficult tasks to overcome is governments and other multilateral agencies ability to support the empowerment of Indigenous people and the will to consult and accommodate Indigenous peoples before undertaking decisions on public policy and programs designed to foster the development of Indigenous tourism (***ITG). With the history of the Australian government’s previous involvement in Indigenous affairs, there is a lack of trust, which goes both ways between the two (***). One example that shows the negative impacts of tourism brought about by government guidelines was that of Aboriginal land in Lake Condah, Victoria. It was found that the original owners did not gain economically from a tourist venture on their land, which they had leased to the Victorian Tourism Commission in 1990, nor do they have control over the venture (Altman and Finlayson 1992:6). While the lease terms could have specified some proportion of Aboriginal representation in a tourism policy decision making committee, there was no such agreement. This seems to be a reoccurring trend where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are rarely involved in tourism developmental issues (Clements and Rose 1996:62). Being that trust is one of the fundamental building blocks of a relationship, all protocols and guidelines must be followed to progress towards a harmonious and sustainably profitable rapport.

Australia as an immigration country has contained cultures from different part of the world. Other peoples who have come to Australia to stay and peoples who visited Australia for employment or reasons but did not stay have influenced indigenous Australia. Also the indigenous cultures of Australia are the oldest living cultures in the world, so it is important to analysis how the domestic consumer participation in Aboriginal tourism experiences. This project may analysis this issue in 13 sections. Firstly, the general attitude of public participate in the Aboriginal tourism experiences is that people feel they like to know more about Aboriginal tourism culture and part of the local value.