Hi Stephen
Ronda Green presented the preliminary results of this study some years ago,
at a wildlife tourism conference. I too was interested in the paper, being
that my PhD is on a related topic, and asked her when it would be finished.
I seem to remember that either she and the other author were too busy to
complete it then.
Regards
Denise L Goodfellow
on 25/1/10 10:14 AM, Stephen Ambrose at wrote:
> I agree that the study is out-of-date.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: Re: [Birding-Aus] 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
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>>
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