The Business of Tourism and Hospitality

Running head: THE BUSINESS OF TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY
The Business of Tourism and Hospitality
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1THE BUSINESS OF TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY
OPERATING IN GREAT BARRIER REEF
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Whitsundays Islands are the chief reason in the Great Barrier Reef why the tourists
from all over the world get attracted to. The Great Barrier Reef stands as a shielding envelop
over these islands and saves them from the oceanic covers. The Whitsundays Islands are one
of the most soothing and the most relaxing cruising waters. It is a very safe luxury holiday
destination place for the tourists all over the world. Situated in just the centre of the Great
Barrier Reef, The Whitsunday Islands is an essential amazing Australian travel experience.
Made up of 2900 reefs, it is the world’s largest coral reef system and the greatest marine park
in the world.
The marine Tourism industry is the primary partner of the protection and the
management of the Great Barrier Reef. The tourism sector of the Great Barrier Reef is one of
the major industries which contributes to almost $5.4 billion to the Australian economy,
providing employment to a huge number of people. The high standards of the tourism
industry here successfully raised the reputation of the destination as being the most pristine
coral reef of the planet. Being a global destination, the tourism operators take legal actions to
tackle the climate change so that the Great Barrier Reef stands as the best reef in the future.A
sustainable industry is ensured by the marine tourism of the reef which also helps to maintain
the diversity, the integrity and the productivity of the region. The Great Barrier Reef Marine
Park (GBRMP) invites almost 1.7 million touristsin the region every year. This helps in a
generation of a great level income, which eventually has a rapid development in the tourism
infrastructure in the concerned area. Geographically the Tourism sector in Great Barrier Reef
is concentrated in the Cairns and the Whitsundays Areas which approximately cover about 7
percent of the Marine Park. There is generation of the direct and indirect employment by this