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Bird-watching Tourism in Australia

To: "'Laurie Knight'" <>, "'Dave Torr'" <>
Subject: Bird-watching Tourism in Australia
From: "Stephen Ambrose" <>
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:44:46 +1100
I agree that the study is out-of-date. For one thing, the authors seem to be
unaware of Birding-aus and its contribution to bird-watching tourism in
Australia. I've no idea why the release of the publication has been held up
for so long. I was unaware of the study until I received notification of its
release a few days ago. I'm not even sure how I got on their mailing list,
but I'm glad that I am.

Stephen Ambrose
Ryde NSW



-----Original Message-----
From: 
 On Behalf Of Laurie Knight
Sent: Monday, 25 January 2010 11:35 AM
To: Dave Torr
Cc: Birding Aus
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
>
>
>
> From: Samantha Kume 
> Sent: Wednesday, 20 January 2010 3:14 PM
> To: Samantha Kume
> Subject: STCRC Tourism Research Release - Bird Watching Tourists
>
>
>
> Good Afternoon,
>
>
>
> 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.
>
>
>
> The report has delivered a more comprehensive overview of bird- 
> watching
> tourism in Australia by:
>
>
>
> *       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.
>
>
>
> To view the full report please click on the image below
>
>
>
> <http://www.crctourism.com.au/BookShop/BookDetail.aspx?d=687>
>
>
>
> We encourage you to forward this email to your colleagues. If they  
> are not
> already on our database please invite them to make contact so that  
> we can
> advise them of future relevant research.
>
>
>
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>
>
> Thank you for your time.
>
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
>
>
> Samantha Kume
>
> Communications Executive
>
>
>
> Direct Line +61 (0)7 5552 8129
>
> Email: 
>
>
>
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>
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>
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