Tourism
Organisations and Conference Papers
CAUTHE Conference
Council for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education.
Tourism
From the Parliamentary Library which always has excellent resources. Australia wide, States and Territories, Research and International sites.
Tourism Australia
Tourism Australia is the Federal Government statutory authority responsible for international and domestic tourism marketing as well as the delivery of research and forecasts for the sector. News, policy and statistics.
Tourism Queensland
See particularly Research & Statistics and EcoTourism
World Travel & Tourism Council
Premier site. Includes information on countries eg. a 14 page publication entitled Australia - The impact of travel and tourism on jobs and the economy - 2002 plus Special Report on September 11th impacts. (Look under Measure/ Country Reports/Australia). Also has regional information.
WTO
World Tourism Association
Tourism Journals
Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research
Conference announcements and special articles
International Journal of Tourism Research.
Tables of Contents and Full text
Ecotourism/Sustainable Tourism
Big Volcano Ecotourism Resource Centre
Ecotourism Papers and Projects, Tourism Research Resources
CRC - Sustainable Tourism
Some free publications to download on destination management and links to Australian and Overseas Associations.
Cultural Tourism Plan
Plan devised for the Maitland Dungog area of NSW
International Tourism Society
Includes data, research papers, selected reading and an annotated bibliography
Good Practice Guide on Planning for Tourism
Report by the Department for Communities and Local Government in the UK
OECD Programme on Sustainable Consumption
Sector Case Studies Series Household Tourism Travel: Trends, Environmental impacts and policy responses
Tourism Events
Chelsea Flower Show
England famous flower show.
Edinburgh Tattoo
Impressive site for Scotland's Edinburgh Military Tattoo. Very well designed and informative site informative site with sound and video.
Festivals Do-It-Yourself Economic Impact Kit
Designed to assess the economic impact of a festival or event to determine the amount of new expenditure attracted to the region by the festival.
Oktoberfest
All you ever wanted to know about the Oktoberfest in Munich.
Sydney's Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras
Wine Tourism
South Australian Tourism Commission
Information on wine tourism.
Tourism Victoria
Strategic plan for food and wine tourism 2004-2007.
The Wine Industry, Wine Tourism and Tourism in General
A support paper written by Ainsley Jolley for the Western Australian Technical and Industrial Advisory. Council
Wine Tourism Overview
From the Queensland Government.
Wine Tourism in Australia June 2005 - Snapshots
Produced by Tourism Australia, it looks at both domestic and international travellers.
Wine Tourism Research Cellar Door Survey JUNE 2002
Prepared by Tourism New South Wales Information and Research Unit.
Winemakers Federation of Australia
A number of fact sheets on wine tourism and the preview of the Wine Tourism Toolkit CD.
General Sites
Altis
This service aims to provide a trusted source of selected, high quality Internet information for students, lecturers, researchers and practitioners in the areas of hospitality, leisure, sport and tourism. An excellect site with a Sports and Leisure Index. Look under More... in each section for a wealth of information.
Hotel Online Ideas and Trends
Links and some conference papers.
Tourism Educational Materials
From Michigan State. Plenty of full text materials.
Tourism Research Links Webring
A site intended for use by tourism researchers, NOT travellers. It contains links to organisations which manage, consult, or research tourism, as well as tourism schools. Look under Research and Publications. Has links to journal content pages and even a PhD online with video clips. Excellent site.
Tourism Research WebRing
Excellent site for those doing tourism research.
Victoria University of Technology Library
Subject guides for Tourism. They also have one for Hospitality.
