Conservation of Heritage Sites and Dark Tourism at The Rock

HERITAGE MANAGEMENT

Table of Contents
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Part 2..........................................................................................................................................4
Part 3..........................................................................................................................................5
Reference list..............................................................................................................................7
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Part 1
a) In the history of The Rock, it can be seen that a transition has happened from indigenous
landscape to a heritage tourism site at present. This place is carrying out the historical culture
that is worth to be shown to the next generations. This place has experienced a cross-cultural
encounter of European settlers and aboriginal people. As opined by Suswandari (2017), this
place is being considered as an important focal location that is connecting city, colonial,
maritime histories and continental concept. At present, government authorities are taking
initiatives to conserve heritage of this place. Tourism of the rock is contributing to the
economy of Sydney and it is the main reason behind interest of government to conserve the
integrity of this heritage place. Total visitors of this place have increased from 2.5 million in
2015 to 2.8 million in 2018 (Destinationnsw.com.au, 2018), as it is a commercial heart of the
city, many people are earning from taking part in tourism of this place. The Rock has become
a high tourism site and people from all over the world are visiting this place. It has become a
popular tourist destination and this tradition must be conserved. As mentioned by Holder and
Ruhanen (2017), its tourism industry changes anything in heritage site both potentially
positive and negative consequences must be evaluated. It means that The Rock is a perfect
tourist destination at present and changes must include making it more attractive to tourists
without harming the integrity of its heritage.
Domestic and international demand of The Rock is making it unique and heritage tourism of
this place must be maintained. In 2018, the total number of visitors to the Rock was near
about 1.5 million (Destinationnsw.com.au, 2018). More than 35% of international visitors
have spent one night in this place. This statistic is showing interest of international travelers
towards this place. It has been found that people from the UK, China, New Zealand, and
Japan are showing interest in visiting the Rock. In addition, more than 32% of French traveler
and 25% of travelers from Taiwan have visited this place in 2018 (Shfa.nsw.gov.au, 2018).
Visitors of all ages are visiting this place to know its cultural background and historical
values. Moreover, globally tourism industry is flourishing and need for more tourists spots is
increasing. Therefore, it is essential to preserve the cultural and architectural significance of
the rock and improve its infrastructure to gain more revenue in future.
The above statistics show that popularity of the rock as a heritage tourism site is growing
rapidly and it did not need any further change. However, for elevating the tourism demands
of this cultural and dark heritage site it is essential to bring some change in basic
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