EVRSIG Papers

On the tourists' back? The relationship between tourism and the museum and gallery sector [PDF 222k]
Linda Ferguson, Australian War Memorial. Paper presented at Museums Australia Conference, Adelaide, 2002 Once Upon Our Times

In the 19th and 20th centuries, Australia rode to wealth 'on the sheeps' back'; that is, the wool industry was the heart of the Australian economy. Now, another sector is being held up as the key to Australia's economic prosperity - tourism. Should museums and galleries hop on the bandwagon, so to speak, and ride 'on the tourists' back' to achieve economic success? Or is talk of a tourism-led recovery nothing but a myth?

The Sports Tourist - Cultural Cringe or Cultural Tourist? [PDF 265k]
Cindy Ferguson, Melbourne Museum. Paper presented at Museums Australia Conference, Adelaide, 2002 Once Upon Our Times

Are Sports Tourism and Cultural Tourism mutually exclusive? Or do sports fans visit cultural attractions and do cultural tourists go to sporting events? If there is indeed an overlap, how then is Melbourne perceived - do tourists see Melbourne as a sports-orientated holiday destination, a cultural holiday destination, both or neither?
The paper discusses the results of a study into interstate and international visitors to Melbourne conducted during the Australian Open. The research profiles visitors who do and don't visit Melbourne Museum - who are they, where are they from and what are they doing while they're in Melbourne.

Links

Bureau of Tourism Research
The Bureau of Tourism Research (BTR) is a joint state and federal government agency which collects analyses and disseminates information about the Australian tourism industry to the general public, government and industry.

Australian Bureau of Statistics, Tourism Page
Access to tourism statistics, products and services.

Australian Bureau of Statistics, Directory for Tourism
A directory of tourism statistics to provide researchers with a ready reference to sources of statistical information about tourism.

Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre
The Sustainable Tourism CRC (STCRC) was established under the Australian Government's Cooperative Research Centers Program to underpin the development of a dynamic, internationally competitive, and sustainable tourism industry. The STCRC is a not-for-profit company owned by its industry, government and university partners.

Centre for Regional Tourism Research
The Centre for Regional Tourism Research, in collaboration with the Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre (STCRC) and the Australian Regional Tourism Network (ARTN), has identified eight key areas of research necessary to facilitate sustainable regional tourism. The projects undertaken by the Centre relate to these eight key areas.

Tourism Australia
Research and statistics on tourism in Australia.

Tourism Research Australia
Tourism Research Australia incorporates a merger of the Bureau of Tourism Research and the Tourism Forecasting Council. It continues to focus on connecting its research to users and promoting the important role research plays in underpinning informed decision making.