Nature-Based Tourism

Nature-based tourism is any type of tourism that relies on experiences directly related to natural attractions and includes ecotourism, adventure tourism, extractive tourism, wildlife tourism and nature retreats. Of Australia’s tourism segments nature-based tourism is the most significant accounting for 62% of international and 16% of domestic overnight tourism in 2004. Read more

Nature-based tourism is any type of tourism that relies on experiences directly related to natural attractions and includes ecotourism, adventure tourism, extractive tourism, wildlife tourism and nature retreats (see Tourism Victoria's Nature-Based Tourism Strategy). Of Australia’s tourism segments nature-based tourism is the most significant accounting for 62% of international and 16% of domestic overnight tourism in 2004. Nature-based tourism is the fastest growing tourism sector not only nationally, but globally.

Eco and nature-based tourists seek and expect a high level of service and product directly related to natural attractions, and they are willing to pay for it. They deliver more economic benefits than other tourists because they spend more and stay longer. For example, an international nature-based tourist spent $6,009 per trip in 2008 compared to the average international tourist spend of $3,747 per trip (see TRA's Nature-Based Snapshots). Reduce

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CHARACTERISTICS OF INTERSTATE AND OVERSEAS BUSHWALKERS IN THE ARTHUR RANGES, SOUTH WEST TASMANIA

This report presents social data regarding bushwalkers who visit low-use walking destinations within the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. The aim of the research was to determine the characteristics of bushwalkers during the 2000-2001 summer season.
GOOD ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES: Snorkelling

Originally founded in 1994 to galvanize the dive community for conservation, CORAL has grown from a small, grassroots alliance into the only international nonprofit organization that works exclusively to unite communities to protect our planet's coral reefs. In this easy-to-follow ...
SNAPSHOTS 2009: Nature tourism in Australia

Domestic and international visitors participate in a range of activies while travelling in Australia. This snapshot presents a profile of domestic and international visitors who participated in nature activities during 2009.
TOURISM AND THE KIMBERLEY COASTAL WATERWAYS: Environmental and cultural aspects of expedition cruising

The overall objective of this report is to provide an overview of current tourism activities with focus on the expedition cruise industry and to identify some of the key issues to the management of tourism in the area. This information ...