Prideaux, Bruce, Lee, Yee-Sum, and Thompson, Michelle (2014) Tourists' perspectives on protecting Australia's Great Barrier Reef: concerns, challenges and possible policy responses. In: Proceedings of Global Tourism and Hospitality Conference and Asia Tourism Forum. pp. 1542-1555. From: Global Tourism and Hospitality Conference and Asia Tourism Forum, 18-20 May 2014, Hong Kong.

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Abstract

This paper examines the potential impact of three possible Great Barrier Reef related disasters on visitor numbers to Cairns, Australia. The Great Barrier Reef is the destination's key icon and is heavily promoted featuring in almost all promotional material and marketing campaigns related to the city. Specifically the paper reports that an oil spill and coral bleaching will have a significant impact on future visitor numbers. Loss of the Great Barrier Reef's World Heritage status due to the government's approval of port dredging within the boundaries of the World Heritage Area will have a lower, though still significant impact on visitor numbers.

Item ID:	38322
Item Type:	Conference Item (Research - E1)
ISBN:	978-962-367-771-4
Keywords:	cultural heritage, food and wine regions, Barossa, Australia
Related URLs:	Organisation
Date Deposited:	19 May 2015 01:55
FoR Codes:	15 COMMERCE, MANAGEMENT, TOURISM AND SERVICES > 1506 Tourism > 150603 Tourism Management @ 70% 15 COMMERCE, MANAGEMENT, TOURISM AND SERVICES > 1506 Tourism > 150601 Impacts of Tourism @ 30%
SEO Codes:	90 COMMERCIAL SERVICES AND TOURISM > 9003 Tourism > 900302 Socio-Cultural Issues in Tourism @ 30% 90 COMMERCIAL SERVICES AND TOURISM > 9098 Environmentally Sustainable Commercial Services and Tourism > 909899 Environmentally Sustainable Commercial Services and Tourism not elsewhere classified @ 70%
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