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Value to the Economy

Tourism in Australia is a large sector of the economy. In 2003/04, the tourism industry represented 3.9% of Australia's GDP at a value of approximately A$32 billion to the national economy.^[1] It should be noted that tourism's share of GDP has been slightly decreasing over recent years. 1.1% of total exports of goods and services. ^[2] Tourist redirects here. ...

Australia was also the received the 10th biggest revenue from being a tourist destination in 2002, 2003 and 2004. Also see: 2002 (number). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Trends

At least until September 2001, tourism and particularly international tourism had grown rapidly for the past two decades. ^{[citation needed]}

During 2001–2002 and 2002–2003, external events such as the September 11, 2001 attacks and the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) scare caused changes to the level of international visitors to Australia. ^[3] A sequential look at United Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11—pronounced nine eleven or nine one one) consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist[1] suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly... Template:Infobox Disease sars Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a respiratory disease in humans which is caused by the SARS coronavirus. ...

Visas

All visitors to Australia, apart from New Zealanders, require advance permission to enter the country. For most countries, a full visa is required, but holders of certain passports from some OECD and some East Asian countries are able to apply for the simpler Electronic Travel Authority which enables one to apply and be granted a visa. Entry visa valid in Schengen treaty countries. ... The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international organization of those developed countries that accept the principles of representative democracy and a free market economy. ... An Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) is an authorisation for entry to Australia available to holders of certain states passports. ...

Marketing

Australia's international tourism campaigns have largely centred around the image of Australia as a wild, expansive, almost uninhabited continent, with all manner of exotic scenery and wildlife, endless beaches, large coastal cities and friendly, relaxed locals. A famous advertising campaign of the 1980s featuring Paul Hogan offering American tourists the chance to "throw another shrimp on the barbie" serves as an example of this marketing approach. (Ironically, this statement is a misquote; Hogan's actual line was "I'll slip an extra shrimp on the barbie for you.") ^{[citation needed]} Paul Hogan starring as Crocodile Dundee. ... A barbecue in a public park in Australia A barbecue on a trailer at a block party in Kansas City Pans on the top shelf hold hamburgers and hot dogs that were grilled earlier when the coals were hot. ...

The marketing focus has changed over the years, for example with specific advertisements created for individual countries. A 2006 Tourism campaign using Australian colloquialisms was typified with the slogan: "So where the bloody hell are you?" Australian English (AuE, AusE, en-AU) is the form of the English language used in Australia. ...

Popular destinations

International tourists

Tourism Australia lists the following as the most visited regions in Australia:

• Sydney, includes sights such as Sydney Opera House, Sydney Harbour Bridge and Bondi Beach.
• Melbourne
• Brisbane
• Far North Queensland including Cairns, known as the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef and Daintree Rainforest
• Gold Coast, famous for its beaches and theme parks
• Perth, Western Australia
• Adelaide
• Sunshine Coast, Queensland
• Uluru (Ayers Rock) and surroundings such as Kata Tjuta
• Whitsundays, Queensland

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Domestic tourists

This list varies for domestic tourists and focuses on destinations relatively near capital cities. A notable omission is Far North Queensland mainly due to its distance from capital cities. Map of Far North Queensland Far North Queensland (abreviated to FNQ) is a region of Queensland covering the northern part of the state. ...

• Sydney
• Melbourne
• Brisbane
• Gold Coast
• northern coastal New South Wales including Coffs Harbour and Byron Bay
• Perth
• Sunshine Coast, Queensland
• South Coast, New South Wales including Nowra and Batemans Bay
• South Western Western Australia including Bunbury and Busselton.
• Hunter region, New South Wales including Newcastle, Port Stephens

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Popular activities

Tourism Australia reported the following as the most popular activities for overseas tourists:

• Dining or eating out at a cafe
• Shopping
• Beach
• Markets
• National parks
• Pubs, Clubs and Discos
• Zoos, Wildlife parks and Aquariums
• Botanical Gardens and Public Parks
• Charter boats, ferries, cruises
• Historical sites, Heritage

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This list varies for domestic tourists:

• Dining
• Visiting friends or relatives
• Shopping
• General sightseeing
• Pubs, Clubs and Discos
• Beach
• Picnics and Barbecues
• Bushwalking
• National parks
• Fishing

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Types of tourists

International tourists

The top 10 countries for short term visits to Australia:

• New Zealand
• Japan
• United Kingdom
• United States
• China
• South Korea
• Singapore
• Malaysia
• Hong Kong
• Germany

Source: ABS Overseas Arrivals and Departures August 2006

Whilst the above list may include personal and business visits, a considerable proportion of these visitors would engage in tourist activities. 52% of visitors to Australia in 2005/06 visited for a holiday. ^[4]

Tourists from countries such as United States and Japan benefited from the weakness of the Australian dollar against their own currencies over much of the 1980s and 1990s, making Australian holidays quite cheap. ^{[citation needed]} Japanese tourists make up a distinctive part of the Australian tourism market, usually taking short package tours which concentrate heavily on the iconic sights (typically Sydney, Uluru, Gold Coast and Cairns), and viewing Australian native animals (particularly the koala). ISO 4217 Code AUD User(s) Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island Inflation 1. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... For the band, see Ayers Rock (band). ... Gold Coast may refer to: // Gold Coast (British colony), British colony on the Gulf of Guinea in west Africa Brandenburger Gold Coast, former German colony Danish Gold Coast, former Danish colony Dutch Gold Coast, former Dutch colony Portuguese Gold Coast, former Portuguese colony Swedish Gold Coast, former Swedish colony Gold... Cairns is a regional city located in far north Queensland, Australia. ... For the drawing program, see KoalaPad/Painter. ...

Backpackers

Another major source of tourists to Australia include backpackers, mostly young people from Western European countries (particularly the United Kingdom) and Canada. Spending more time in Australia, these travellers tend to explore considerably more of the country. Many backpackers participate in working holidays enabling them to stay longer in the country. Working holiday visas for Australia are available for those aged 18 to 30 for most Western European citizens, and also citizens of Canada and some developed East Asian nations such as Japan and South Korea. ^[5] Backpacking is a subculture of generally youthful travellers exploring the planet on a limited budget. ... A current understanding of Western Europe. ... A working holiday visa is a travel permit which allows travellers to undertake employment in the country issuing the visa for the purpose of supplementing their travel funds. ... Western Europe is distinguished from Central Europe and Eastern Europe by differences of history and culture rather than by geography. ...

Domestic tourism

Australians are big domestic travellers as well, with a profusion of seaside resort towns in every state (many located on or near good surfing beaches), mountain retreats, plentiful national parks, rivers, fishing locations, wine growing regions, as well as domestic visitation of the major tourist spots. ^{[citation needed]} For other uses, see Surfing (disambiguation). ... This article is about national parks. ... Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish by hooking, trapping, or gathering. ...

Domestic tourism peaks during the Australian school holidays.

Major events

Major events attracts large number of tourists.

Sporting

The 2003 Rugby World Cup attracted 65,000 international visitors to Australia. ^[6]. The 2000 Sydney Olympics resulted in significant inbound and domestic tourism to Sydney. During the games, Sydney hosted 362,000 domestic and 110,000 international visitors. In addition, up to 4 billion people watched the games worldwide. ^[7] The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth rugby union world cup. ... (Redirected from 2000 Sydney Olympics) Categories: 2000 Summer Olympics ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ...

See also

• Tourism Australia
• Tourism in Sydney
• Tourism in Melbourne
• So where the bloody hell are you? — controversial Australian tourism advertising campaign
• Immigration to Australia

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External links

• http://www.isr.gov.au/library/content_library/TourismGreenPaper.pdf
• Tourism Australia
• Australian Tourism Data Warehouse

References

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