Tourism Trends: Nature and Indigenous Tourism in Australia

This report analyzes two articles focusing on tourism in Australia. The first article by Hardiman and Burgin (2017) examines nature tourism trends, particularly in the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area, highlighting its popularity and economic significance. It discusses the importance of conservation management and strategies for encouraging park visitation for long-term sustainability. The second article by Carr, Ruhanen & Whitford (2016) explores indigenous tourism as a means of socio-economic benefit for indigenous communities, discussing the challenges such as geographical isolation and cultural value management, and the opportunities including the potential of social media. The report emphasizes the need for indigenous control, collaboration, and governance in tourism development for positive outcomes, ultimately advocating for sustainable tourism practices and the protection of cultural heritage. Both articles provide insights into the complex interplay between tourism, economic development, and environmental and cultural conservation in Australia.

Hardiman, N., & Burgin, S. (2017). Nature tourism trends in Australia with reference to the
Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 25(6), 732-745.
In Australia, nature-based tourism is viewed as a growing section in the market of tourism. According
to Hardiman and Burgin, Blue mountain tourism region is the most popular tourist destination
because of its natural beauty. It is defined as the nature trips. Survey methodology is conducted for the
international and domestic visitors to the Greater Blue Mountains. In Australia, the trend is of nature
tourism as for providing the long term trends in nature tourism, and for economic development. It is
analyzed that Sydney in Australia serves as the major gateway for visitors for international and
domestic regions. It is analyzed in a survey that the nature trips are made by domestic visitors more
and overnight and day trips are equivalent.
In this article, data is collected from the profile of domestic and international visitors from tourism
research Australia. The research methodology is conducted for tourists from different regions form
the last 15 years.
In this article, it is analyzed that the per capita for nature trips are declined. It is stated that for
survival, visitors help in providing the political capital to the country. The decline of per capita is an
issue for the country and implications are important for biodiversity conservation. For the developing
diverse experience, it is necessary to encourage the park visitation for fostering the behavior in adults
as they are responsible for an environment. In order to encourage visitation, strategies must be made
for targeting land managers. The significant implication for regional economic development is
conservation management in all the regions of Australia and new management philosophy will be
required for sustainable tourism.
It is stated in the article that blue mountain form a section of the Great Dividing Range in Australia on
the eastern region. Blue mountain heritage area became the most popular region after the completion
of the trans-mountain railway and tourists from domestic and international regions were attracted to
its scenery, wildlife, climate, and beautiful nature. In Australia, Sydney is considered as the major
gateway for international tourists. There is variability in international visitor survey and national
visitation survey sample data. Nature trips are more in Australia as compare to Blue mountain trips by
international visitors.
In my opinion, Blue mountain heritage area is popular for tourism and helps in growing segment of
tourism market as it is popular for historical reasons and considered as a largest and the major tourist
attraction in Australia.

Anna Carr, Lisa Ruhanen & Michelle Whitford (2016) Indigenous peoples and tourism: the
challenges and opportunities for sustainable tourism, Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 24:8-
9, 1067-1079
In Australia, Indigenous tourism is considered as a way of providing socio-economic benefits to
indigenous individuals, host regions and communities. In this article, the report is generated by editor
who has 50 years of experience in indigenous tourism. It is analyzed that tourism is considered as a
tool for realizing sustainable indigenous development and it includes indigenous control in resources.
It is necessary for tourism development to govern, collaborate and embed indigenous value to bring
positive outcomes in venture. In Indigenous tourism, long term success cannot be achieved as the
community does not succeed in tourism. In case of indigenous development, the various communities
suffer poverty and indigenous tourism venture helps in bring positivity and bring opportunity for
communities. In Australia, tourism industry also faces various challenges like geographical isolation,
managing the different values in culture, succession issues, expectations in tourism and internal
disagreements. In order to enable the indigenous communities it requires an empowering potential of
social media which are included at global stage and it helps in directing the market of culture without
any intermediaries.
In this article, the information is collected from indigenous groups which control the sustainablility
and manages the indigenous tourism as a product in outdoor recreation, rural and urban areas and
considers the value of culture. Indigenous groups are explored economically and socially and
presented findings for the planning and controlling, product development, marketing of indigenous
tourism. In indigenous tourism, the various alternative approaches are adopted for aims, practices, and
issues like capacity building, governance, and ownership of business.
In this article, it is stated that indigenous people can protect, develop, control and maintain the
heritage, the traditional culture and knowledge must be expressed with the technologies, genetic and
human resources. In order to create employment, it is necessary to develop an indigenous tourism
venture as it provides employment opportunities. In managing the indigenous tourism, the major
commentators and contributors were the indigenous tourism and scholars as it helped in gaining
communities and became the global leader in tourism.
In my opinion, indigenous tourism is the major contributor and approaches to tourism management
and tourism. For sustainable tourism, it is necessary to study the value of indigenous tourism.
Indigenous tourism management and development is necessary for applying sustainable tourism.