Introduction to Tourism and Hospitality Management: Sydney Case Study

This report provides an overview of Sydney's tourism industry, focusing on its key attractions and economic impact. The report highlights the Sydney Opera House, Sydney Harbour Bridge, and historic forts as significant tourist destinations. It discusses the government's initiatives, such as the Brand Sydney project, aimed at enhancing tourism and economic growth. The report references the contributions of domestic and international visitors to Sydney's tourism economy and emphasizes the cultural heritage and scenic beauty of the city. The analysis also touches upon the importance of promotional strategies to attract more tourists and foster further development of the tourism sector. This study showcases Sydney as a prime example of a city with a robust tourism industry and highlights its potential for continued expansion and development.

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Local Tourist Attraction of Sydney
Sydney forms an important part of Australia’s tourism economy. The city is visited by
more than 7 Million domestic visitors and 8.2 million international visitors’ every year. Sydney
is one of the most attracted city and tourist destinations in the world. The most famous places of
Sydney include the Sydney Opera House, The Sydney Harbor Bridge, Sydney Mardi Gras, Royal
Botanical Gardens, Luna Park, Sea Beaches and the Sydney Tower. The government of the New
South Wales has launched a project namely the Brand Sydney to make the city more attracted
towards tourism and enhance the economic growth of the country (Banks et al., 2016).
Tourists are attracted to Sydney for its cultural heritage and colorful city. The famous and
attracted places of tourist attraction in the city of Sydney area as follows:

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 Sydney Opera House:
The Sydney Opera House is one of the most famous artistic buildings of the 20th
century, situated on Bennelong Point in Sydney Harbor. This art was one of the
main attraction built during the Olympic of 2000 and was the main torch route for
Olympic 2000 (Maitland & Newman, 2014).
 Sydney Harbor Bridge:
The bridge connects the Central Business District with the North Shore. The
Bridge carries rail, vehicles and pedestrian. The main attraction over the bridge is
the South East Pylon which consists of number of telescopes and arcade games
which attract tourists.
 Historic Forts:
Sydney is a home for many historic forts and bunkers which forms a part of
tourist destination and attraction.
The government of NSW need to take promotional initiative to make Sydney more
attracted towards tourist destination through a more strengthened model for development.
There is many more attraction for tourists in Sydney which makes the city famous for tourist’s
destinations.

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Reference:
Banks, J., Hedge, L. H., Hoisington, C., Strain, E. M., Steinberg, P. D., & Johnston, E. L. (2016).
Sydney Harbour: beautiful, diverse, valuable and pressured. Regional Studies in Marine
Science, 8, 353-361.
Maitland, R., & Newman, P. (Eds.). (2014). World tourism cities: Developing tourism off the
beaten track. Routledge.