Nature-based Tourism Strategy Presentation & Feedback Tarnya Van Driel, Manager Business Partnerships Tim Hall, Manager Parks and Sustainable Landscapes Eyre Peninsula Adelaide 17 May 2019 Session # 5
Introduction Presenter: Bob Delaine, Friends of Southern Eyre Peninsula Parks
Background to the journey so far….
VISITOR EXPENDITURE: NATURE NATURE-BASED TOURISM IS CONTRIBUTING $1.3b To year ending December 2018, tourism contributed $6.8 billion dollars to the South Australian economy and $1.3 billion of that contribution is attributed to nature-based tourism expenditure. By 2020, nature-based tourism expenditure will inject $350 million each year into the South Australian economy. SATC Reporting Sources: International and National Visitor Survey, Tourism Research Australia, Canberra; State Tourism Satellite Accounts 2016-17, Tourism Research Australia, Canberra; Survey of Tourist Accommodation June 2016, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra.
TOURISM JOBS TOURISM IS SUPPORTING 36,000 JOBS 36,000 South Australians are directly employed in tourism. SATC Reporting Sources: International and National Visitor Survey, Tourism Research Australia, Canberra; State Tourism Satellite Accounts 2016-17, Tourism Research Australia, Canberra; Survey of Tourist Accommodation June 2016, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra.
Conservation Community Nature- based tourism Economy
Stage 1 Stage 3 Stage 2 Stage 1 Stage 3 Stage 2 Expression of Engagement interest (EOI) Request for Offer to proposal Oct 2017 (RFP) negotiate Closed 31 July commenced 3 months 2018 October 2018
Activating Nature-based Tourism in South Australia Stage 1 1. 18 nature based tourism NBO opportunities released October 2017 2. Expression of Interest closed 31 January 2018 Over 40 EOI for 14 of the 18 opportunities • (accommodation, dining and adventure) The State Government March 2018 • election commitment
The State Government March 2018 election commitment Investigate partnerships to drive nature • based tourism activities in South Australia’s national parks and support regional economies. The focus is on ecologically sensitive • development and opportunities that are sustainable and in harmony with SA National Parks objectives. The Department for Environment and • Water (DEW) aims to promote nature- based and ecologically sensitive business opportunities in South Australia National Parks and Reserves.
Nature-based Tourism: New Business Opportunities Stage 2 RFP Over 40 proponents – private sector • invited to submit more detailed proposals for 13 opportunities. Proposals closed 31 July 18 - • ‘ must strike a balance between conservation, economic development, creating jobs ’
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