Sustainable Tourism: Reducing Energy and Water Waste in Australia

This presentation examines the sustainability of Australia's tourism industry, highlighting the significant energy and water consumption associated with it. The presentation begins by outlining the background of the tourism sector in Australia, its contribution to the GDP, and the key stakeholders involved. It then defines sustainability and identifies the core issues of excessive fossil fuel usage, environmental pollution, and social and economic challenges. The student proposes solutions such as establishing water and electricity management policies in hotels, government-imposed water usage limits, and water conservation regulations. The presentation also addresses environmental, social, and economic concerns, suggesting practical strategies like regular leak pipe monitoring and energy conservation rules. The conclusion emphasizes the roles of hotel managers, local and national governments in implementing the rules and regulations and the importance of training management on the advantages of sustainability.

“Reducing high energy consumption
and water waste from the tourism
industry of Australia”
Name of the Student

Thesis Statement
The tourism and hospitality sector is
considered as one of the major component
of the Australian economy. In order to
overcome environmental issues and
maintain the GDP of the nation, the tourist
organizers along with the government
must incorporate effective strategies like
establishing water management plan and
regular monitoring process to ensure a
sustainable tourism.

Background of tourism in Australia
 Tourism industry is recognized as one
of the oldest industry operating in
Australia.
 It represents approximately 3 percent
of the country’s Gross Domestic
Product (GDP) that fundamentally
contributes around A$47.5 billion to
the national economy.
 Domestic tourism is considered to be
a major part o the tourism industry.
 The major stakeholders of the
Australian tourism industry includes
both local and national government
and institutions engaged in financial
tourism projects tourism
establishment an enterprises

What is Sustainability?
The term sustainability can be defined as
the method of managing changes in a
synchronized way whereby the
development of resources, course of
technological development, the direction
of investment and institutional
modifcations can be kept in harmony in
order to increase both future and current
potential to meet the requirements and
aspiration of the human beings.

Electricity and water
are two of the basic
requirements of the
tourism industry of
Australia. However,
in the recent years,
higher consumption
of electricity and
water due to
changing consumer
patterns are
adversely affecting
the sustainability of
the mentioned
industry
1. Environment: Excessive usage
of fossil fuels, environmental
pollution , Global warming
2. Social: less fresh water for
agricultural usage, scarcity of
electricity in locality
3. Economic: hindering trade,
civil unrest
1. Establishing water and
electricity management
policies in Hotels
2. The local government should
limit the amount of water
that can be used by hotels
per day
3. Water conservation policies
should be implemented by
the government
Sustainability
Issues
Solutions to
eradicate the
issues

Environment
Issues
 Excessive usage of fossil
fuels
 Environmental pollution
 Global warming
 Draft
Solutions
 Establishing water and
electricity management
policies in Hotels
 Implementations of rules
and regulation by the Local
government

Social
Issues
 Less fresh water for
agricultural usage
 Scarcity of electricity
and water in locality
Solution
 The local government
should limit the amount
of water that can be used
by hotels per day
 Leak pipes should be
replaced an monitored on
a regular basis

Economic
Issues:
 Hindrance in trade relation
 civil unrest
Solution
 Water conservation policies
should be implemented by
the government
 For energy conservation,
rules and regulation to limit
the usage of electricity by
hotels needs to be
implemented.

Bibiography
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Conclusion
 Sustainability of the tourism is in the
hand of the hotel managers, local as ell as
national government
 Rules and regulations to eradicate over
usage of water and energy needs to be
implemented by the government
 The management should be trained about
the importance of sustainability and how it
can enhance the revenue of the
mentioned industry