An Assessment of the International and Domestic Tourists Behavior in Australia

Abstract

Tourism contributes to regional development and generates income for destinations. However, in many cases, the growth of tourist numbers does not necessarily result in an equivalent rise in economic contribution. The search for quality tourists over the quantity of tourists is certainly an important goal of regional development managers, but the efforts required to implement such an approach, especially the detailed documentation of tourist behavior while visiting the region, pose a challenge for most. This is perhaps why the analysis of quality vs quantity of tourists has been limited. This study focuses on the Great Ocean Road Region in Australia; an area that is experiencing increased visitor numbers but is not seeing commensurate economic growth. A fine-grained analysis of the international and domestic tourists is employed to determine behavior-based tourist quality, including the measurement of their traveling behavior, overnight visitation pattern, expenditure, and regional dispersal. Data was collected from 311 domestic tourists and 562 international tourists. Descriptive statistical methods were used in analyzing data. Results indicate that the domestic tourists were of a higher quality than the international tourists; they stayed longer, spent more, and were more widespread across the region than the international tourists. Hence, high-quality tourists can be a valuable resource and should be a priority for regional tourism development.

Citizen science for monitoring seasonal-scale beach erosion and behaviour with aerial drones

“…The Great Ocean Road is a scenic coastal drive that contributes up to 6.1% of revenue to the regional economy 51 . It attracts more than 5,000,000 visitors annually, and Apollo Bay is the second most popular visitor destination 51 .…”

“…The Great Ocean Road is a scenic coastal drive that contributes up to 6.1% of revenue to the regional economy 51 . It attracts more than 5,000,000 visitors annually, and Apollo Bay is the second most popular visitor destination 51 . The spatial distribution of transect-specific r-BCDs indicates three distinctive zones where behavioural regimes are mostly mixed (M), erosional (E) or depositional (D) (Fig.…”

“…To demonstrate the scalability of citizen scientists' data, we down-scaled behavioural regime, morphological and volumetric analysis from the location to the single transect level, assessing the efficiency of a beach nourishment project in protecting backshore economical assets. The Great Ocean Road is a scenic coastal drive that contributes up to 6.1% of revenue to the regional economy 51 . It attracts more than 5,000,000 visitors annually, and Apollo Bay is the second most popular visitor destination 51 .…”

The Positive Impacts of Exhibition-Driven Tourism on Sustainable Tourism, Economics, and Population: The Case of the Echigo–Tsumari Art Triennale in Japan

“…First, previous studies have suggested that temporary exhibitions of modern art have a positive impact on tourism [8]. Therefore, if we want to quantitatively analyze the impact of exhibitions on sustainable tourism (i.e., exhibition-driven tourism), then the number of tourists is a clear and direct indicator [9][10][11]. Second, the tourism industry has emerged as a key force for sustainable (socioeconomic) development globally [12].…”

Tourist Satisfaction in the Malaysia Tourism Industry: Relationship between Service Innovation and Destination Image

“…While common ground remains existential, multiple studies have suggested a difference between domestic and international tourists in evaluating their destination preference. The phenomena is further extended towards the visitors' behavioural inclination upon their visitation, in terms of monetary spending, lodging duration and geographical excursion (Dean, Novianti, & Noor, 2020). Cultural predisposition is inevitably highlighted where lower rating among international tourists towards a travelling experience as compared to their domestic counterpart has been the result of diminished cultural congruency and local interactivity.…”