Contemporary Hotel and Tourism Issues in Australian Tourism Sector

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CONTEMPORARY HOTEL AND TOURISM ISSUES
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Introduction
Similar to other tourist destinations in the Asia Pacific region, Australian tourism sector
is exposed to the implications and effects of climate change tourism safety and security as well
as sustainable development challenges (Becken, Zammit and Hendrikx 2015). The following
report will evaluate the vital tourism issues that the Australian tourism sector has been
encountering in recent times.
Discussion
Climate Change Issues in Australian Tourism Sector
Australia’s dependence on its natural product that is significantly encountering severe
threat have been combined with the prospective for shifting customer demand pattern
specifically in the long haul industry which should be pertaining to the tourism business (Higham
et al. 2016). Williams (2014) has revealed Australia tourism sector plays a diseases role in the
Australian economy comprising over 5 million International visitors in 2010 with considerably
wider domestic market. However as Australia tourism product has greater degree of dependence
on its natural attractions and its favourable temperatures tend to be a major part of its appeal to
the fundamental source markets environment as well as climatic conditions of a destination at
typically recognised as key attractions and essential resources for tourism (Vila, Darcy and
González 2015). Additional research reveal that not only the Great Barrier Reef is at risk but the
reef is already is severely getting affected due to the highly extensive ocean temperature.
Furthermore Uluru is also becoming a highly non-viable tourist destination during summer.
However as per reports by Mawby et al. (2016), it has been indicated that by 2030 the Red
Centre might encounter over 100 days above 35 degrees each year. Meanwhile, reports by Vila,
Darcy and González (2015) have shed light on saltwater that is invading the freshwater wetlands

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of Kakadu National Park and Australian ski resorts that have been experiencing significantly
shorter snow seasons for the last 25 years. Studies conducted by Mason (2015) have found that
climate change is typically identified as an enduring issue. For example, several tourism policy
makers involved in Australian tourism along with small to medium size tourism businesses have
been prefer to work in short term timeframes and focus mainly on profitability whereas majority
of the climate change scenarios have been suggested for the next decade to century (Mason
2015).
Furthermore as George and Booyens (2014) have indicated the long term orientation of
climate change signified increased unit of rate of interest of the Australian tourism operators in
investing into something for the tourism sector which may not eventuate successfully. However
according to reports of Char-lee Becken and Watt (2016) around 82% of tourist experts in
Mediterranean perceive the effect of climate change and can gradually be experienced. In
addition to this there can be identified the relative importance of Climate Change in relation to
other challenges that the Australian tourism sector has been encountering. For instance climate
change conditions has been identified as one of the most crucial issue court in the recently
Australian tourism sector which has attained second position to economically surviving the
International financial crisis as well as economic downturn in Australia (Mawby et al.2016). In
addition to this Vila, Darcy and González (2015) have posited that the shifting climatic as well as
environmental circumstances such as floods and cyclones can be related to other dynamics and
not essentially be ascribed to climate change. However the enormity of climate change can serve
a contributory role for avoidance that is focusing a blind eye which is likely a widespread
practice in Australian tourism sector. Furthermore Williams (2014) has found that several tourist
visiting Australia every year anticipate there will be adequate scepticism within the community if