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People travel to other countries for many reasons


People travel for business and for pleasure
Most of Australia's visitors come from Europe, Japan, the United Kingdom
and the United States
Australians lie to visit Europe, the United Kingdom, the United States, !e"
#ealand and Asia
Introduction
$ravel plays a ma%or role in Australia's global connections "ith other places& People "ho
travel for a holiday are usually called tourists& $he business of travel is no"n as tourism&
People travel to other countries for many different reasons& 't may be for a holiday to the
sno" or a tropical island, to e(perience an e(citing part of the "orld, to participate in a
sporting event, or to visit relatives overseas& Many people also travel to other countries for
business reasons&

Travelling for pleasure
Many people from overseas come to Australia to e(perience our beautiful beaches, see our
uni)ue animals, and of course, meet the friendly locals& Each year, thousands of Australians
travel overseas and hundreds of thousands of tourists visit Australia&
Most of our visitors come from Europe, the United Kingdom, Japan and the United States&
Australia is )uite a long "ay to travel from most other countries, so "hat maes Australia one
of the most popular tourist destinations in the "orld* +hy do so many millions of overseas
tourists decide to visit us each year*
People generally lie a change of scenery if they are going on a holiday& $his means that if
they live in a large city surrounded by buildings, it is liely that they "ill "ant to get outside
into the fresh air and en%oy the beach or the countryside& Australia has plenty of both and is a
great destination for people looing to un"ind&
Many people "ho live on the other side of the "orld ,in the northern hemisphere- lie to get
a"ay from their cold "inters and come to Australia for some "armth and sunshine&


$he most popular Australian city to visit is Sydney& $he most popular activities include
shopping, going to the beach and visiting marets&
$ourism plays a huge part in Australia's economy, as it maes an important contribution to
Australia's e(port earnings& 'n .//01/2, international visitors spent 345&0 billion on
Australian goods and services& $his represented 4.6 of the total e(ports of goods and
services& $he tourism industry also creates employment for over half a million Australians&
7or more details on the tourism industry, refer to our chapter on $ravel and 8ospitality&
Australia's World Heritage properties
Australia is a very attractive place to visit 1 %ust loo at ho" many Australian properties there
are on the +orld 8eritage 9ist 1 4: to be e(act; $he +orld 8eritage 9ist is a list of special
places that need to be looed after for future generations& $he follo"ing is a list of precious
Australian sites<
4& The Great Barrier Reef in =ueensland is the largest +orld 8eritage Area&
$here are thought to be as many as 4>// species of fish and more than 0//
species of coral&
.& Kakadu ational !ark in the !orthern $erritory contains features of living
Aboriginal culture dating bac tens of thousands of years as "ell as ama?ing
landscapes&
0& The Willandra "akes Region in !e" South +ales has e(amples of past
human civili?ation, including the "orld's oldest cremation site&
2& The Tasmanian Wilderness is one of only three large, temperate "ilderness
areas remaining in the southern hemisphere
>& The "ord Ho#e Island Group is made up of 9ord 8o"e 'sland, Admiralty
'slands, Mutton @ird 'slands, @all's Pyramid and all the coral reefs and marine
environments in bet"een&
:& $luru%Kata T&uta ational !ark, other"ise no"n as Kaadu, "as put on
the +orld 8eritage 9ist for its outstanding universal cultural values
and because it is so close to the centre of the traditional lands of Aboriginal
people&
5& 'entral (astern Rainforest Reserves in !S+ "ere put on the list in 4AB:
for their outstanding natural values&
B& The Wet Tropics of =ueensland lie bet"een $o"nsville and Cooto"n on the
north1east coast of =ueensland& $his area is spectacular "ith fast flo"ing
rivers, deep gorges and many "aterfalls&
A& Shar @ay is on the most "estern point of the coast of Australia&
4/& )raser Island is the largest sand island in the "orld& 't is located along the
southern coast of =ueensland&
44& The Australian )ossil *ammal +ites have e(tensive fossil deposits spanning
at least ./ million years of mammal evolution&
4.& Heard Island and *c,onald Islands have the only active volcanoes on
subantarctic islands& $he populations of plants and animals are unaffected by
the negative impacts of human activities or introduced species
40& *ac-uarie Island is situated about 4>//m south south1east of $asmania,
half"ay bet"een Australia and Antarctica& 't is the only island in the "orld
made up entirely of oceanic crust and rocs from the Earth's mantle&
42& The Greater Blue *ountains Area made it to the +orld 8eritage 9ist in
December .///& 't is an area of breathtaing vie"s, rugged tablelands and
inaccessible valleys&
4>& !urnululu ational !ark, home of the @ungle @ungles in the East
Kimberley Eegion in +estern Australia is one of Australia's most recent
listings&
4:& The Ro.al (/hi0ition Building in Melbourne and the surrounding 'arlton
Gardens in Melbourne achieved +orld 8eritage 9isting in .//2 for their
cultural value&
45& +.dne. 1pera House "as added to the +orld 8eritage 9isting in .//5 due to
its impressive architecture and its iconic status&
Australians also love to travel to many places around the globe& $he most popular
destinations are Europe, the United Kingdom, Asia, !e" #ealand and the United States&
Many people living in Australia lie to get a"ay during summer and go sno"boarding or
siing overseas& Some of the most popular "inter destinations for Australians are Europe and
the United States& Australians also lie to travel to nearby countries and spend some time
surfing, s"imming or %ust rela(ing in the sun&
Some of the more popular destinations closer to Australia include 7i%i, @ali, !e" #ealand and
8ong Kong&
Business travel and glo0all.%connected &o0s
Many people travel for business or "or1related reasons& $his might involve "oring on an
aircraft or a ship that is heading to another country& $he pilots, the ste"ards, the dechands,
the coos 1 all these people are needed to help an aircraft or ship function smoothly& $hese
people are "oring as they travel& $hese are e(amples of globally1connected %obs& Some
people have business meetings or trade fairs to attend overseas& $hey may need to tae
product samples to a business client overseas or attend a meeting "ith foreign partners&
$he reasons for global travel are "ide and varied& Flobal travel is a very important part
of Australia's global connections& 'n a matter of hours, "e can be in another country,
e(periencing another culture and trying to communicate in a different language& 9ife "as
very different before international travel&

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