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Briefing Paper No. 14/2008 by John Wilkinson
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In recent years the overall number of people, engaging in tourist activity, in
Australia and in NSW, has declined. While the number of inbound tourists has
slightly increased, the number of Australians, locally participating in tourist
activity, has decreased (pp.16-20, 22)
The contribution of tourism, to the economy, has similarly decreased
(pp.3-5)
There is a small, but significant, number of people engaged in tourism-related
employment: particularly in certain regional areas of NSW (pp.5-8)
Overseas tourist visits to Australia (and NSW) have been increasing slightly,
but Australia’s share of total overseas travel has been declining
(pp.21-22)
Overseas tourists, while a much smaller proportion of tourist numbers in
Australia, individually spend much more than domestic tourists (pp.10-11)
Events (in recent years) have been seen as a means to both boosting tourist
activity overall and attracting increasing numbers of higher-spending overseas
tourists ((pp.11-16)
John O’Neill (CEO of the Australian Rugby Union from 1995-2003) produced
three reviews, earlier in 2008, with significant observations for events and
tourism in NSW (pp.27-30)
The Rees government, in its mini-budget, has announced new funding initiatives
for tourism in New South Wales (p.30)
Asian countries have the potential to become the source of a faster growing
number of inbound tourists (pp.23-27)
Asian football popularity has the potential to enhance the success of a World
Cup staged in Australia (pp.31-38)