Tourist Satellite Accounts. The Australian Experience

• Autores: Stan Fleetwood
• Localización: Estudios Turísticos, ISSN-e 3020-6723, ISSN 0423-5037, Nº. Extra 161-162, 2004 (Ejemplar dedicado a: International forums on tourism statistics 1994-2004), págs. 43-53
• Idioma: inglés
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  • As for most countries, the nature and composition of tourism in Australia have been dictated by the unique location and geography of the country. Australia is an island country, with no land borders with other countries, and located far from those countries which were the early major sources of mass tourism. In particular it is located far from those countries with which it has traditionally had its closest cultural and social ties. As a result, Australia's tourism has historically been strongly dominated by domestic tourism. In 1970 international tourism was negligible in relation to domestic tourism and to the size of the economy. Because domestic tourism was not perceived as an industry nor as an economic contributor in its own right, neither was the whole tourism sector.