The broad purpose of this report is to contribute to the general goal of ‘making national parks and other protected areas a national tourism priority’. National parks and other protected areas need to be recognised as major assets for Australian tourism, both domestic and international.
by Tony Griffin and Megan Vacaflores
This report presents the findings of a study conducted in Canberra from January to December 2000. This research was undertaken by the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Network of the Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Center (STCRC), in partnership with Canberra Tourism and Events Corporation (now Australian Capital Tourism). This study aimed to examine the satisfaction of visitors to Canberra in the year 2000 to assist the tourism industry in improving the tourist product and infrastructure over the next 10 years, and in so doing improve the experience for leisure visitors.
by Michele Cegielski, Marta Espinoza, Charis May and Brent Ritchie
