...peer review, I expect...:-)
Regards, Clive.
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From: Laurie Knight <>
To: Dave Torr <>
Cc: Birding Aus <>
Sent: Mon, Jan 25, 2010 8:35 am
Subject: Bird-watching Tourism in Australia
Exactly. Nature-based tourism is a rapidly evolving area.
This would have been a timely report in 2004. I wonder what held publication
up for five years.
LK
On 25/01/2010, at 10:24 AM, Dave Torr wrote:
> Indeed they do - but think back to 2002 and what was available then. > How
> many of today's sources were around then (Twitter was not for a > start!)?
>
> 2010/1/25 Laurie Knight <>
> It is an interesting study Stephen, but it appears to be very dated > - the
> survey was undertaken in 2002-03.
>
>
>
> I found the following paragraph (page 39) interesting:
>
> "QTTC (1998) found the strongest markets for bird-watching tourism >
> destinations to be word of mouth and bird-watching magazines (e.g. >
> ‘Wingspan’, ‘The Bird Observer’). ‘Twitchers’ in particular appeared > to
> seek information from these, rather than more traditional sources > such as
> travel agents, travel books or tour operators. ‘Twitchers’ > were also more
> likely to use the Internet for such information, the > Americans showing a
> greater tendency than British for doing so. Our > own study supported the
> importance of word of mouth and information > (presumably including
> publications) from natural history > organisations, but suggested the
> Internet was not well used, either > by ‘dedicated birders’ or by others. It
> is possible American bird-> watchers use the Internet for birding sites more
> frequently than > Australians and other nationalities included in our survey."
>
>
>
> I think twitchers make very extensive use of the net ...
>
> Regards, Laurie.
>
>
>
> On 20/01/2010, at 2:43 PM, Stephen Ambrose wrote:
>
> The following report on the practices, needs and attitudes of bird-> watching
> tourists in Australia has just been released and may be of interest to
> Birding-aussers.
>
>
>
> Stephen Ambrose
>
> Ryde, NSW
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>
>
> From: Samantha Kume
> Sent: Wednesday, 20 January 2010 3:14 PM
> To: Samantha Kume
> Subject: STCRC Tourism Research Release - Bird Watching Tourists
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>
>
> Good Afternoon,
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>
>
> The Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre has just released
> research exploring bird-watching tourism in Australia. The research -
> Practices, needs and attitudes of bird-watching tourists in Australia
> included an extensive survey of national and international bird-> watchers.
> Tour operators and accommodation providers who support this niche > tourism
> sector also contributed to the research.
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>
>
> The report has delivered a more comprehensive overview of bird-> watching
> tourism in Australia by:
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>
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> * Investigating the diversity and common features amongst
> bird-watching tourists
> * Determining what bird-watchers most want to see and do in > Australia
> * Investigating the role of the tourism industry in bird-> watching
> * Investigating bird-watchers' opinions and practices in > relation to
> conservation
>
>
>
> Researchers have presented 18 key findings which will be of interest > to
> bird-watching tourism destinations, tourism operators and niche > tourism
> government departments.
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> To view the full report please click on the image below
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> <http://www.crctourism.com.au/BookShop/BookDetail.aspx?d=687>
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