❓ A parliamentary question on notice regarding Western Australia's tourism strategy, particularly concerning attracting Chinese and Japanese tourists, addressing low-cost carriers, and overall tourism development. The Minister's response provides broad strategies and suggests a briefing with the Tourism WA CEO.
AnsweredQoN 844Legislative Assembly
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(1) What specific policies are being developed to attract visitors from the emerging Chinese tourism market?
(2) What organisations have been developed or partnered with to present suitable foreign language information and online services in Japan and China?
(3) What policies have been implemented to encourage non-stop air services from Japan and China?
(4) What specific strategies has the Minister developed to counter the explosion of low-cost carriers in Asia redirecting tourists away from Western Australia?
(5) What specific policies has the Minister put in place to attract air services to Western Australia?
(6) What policies has the Minister personally initiated since becoming Minister for Tourism?
(7) What long-term strategies has the Minister personally initiated for the tourism industry in Western Australia?
(8) What are the major threats and challenges to the tourism industry in Western Australia in the short-term?
(2) What organisations have been developed or partnered with to present suitable foreign language information and online services in Japan and China?
(3) What policies have been implemented to encourage non-stop air services from Japan and China?
(4) What specific strategies has the Minister developed to counter the explosion of low-cost carriers in Asia redirecting tourists away from Western Australia?
(5) What specific policies has the Minister put in place to attract air services to Western Australia?
(6) What policies has the Minister personally initiated since becoming Minister for Tourism?
(7) What long-term strategies has the Minister personally initiated for the tourism industry in Western Australia?
(8) What are the major threats and challenges to the tourism industry in Western Australia in the short-term?
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Answered
9 May 2006
Responded by
Minister for Tourism
Response time
33 days
(5)-(7) The Government's tourism priorities are my priorities. The primary priority is the promotion of Western Australia as a desirable holiday destination with the objective being to attract increased visitation and expenditure. The Government's long term broad strategies include: Marketing of Western Australia in core and emerging markets. Developing e-marketing opportunities. Increasing aviation access, services and capacity into, and around, Western Australia. Developing tourism infrastructure that meets visitor demand. Developing Indigenous tourism experiences. Developing, attracting and supporting major events that are capable of generating significant economic benefit for the State. Ensuring the provision of consistent and quality destination and product information and booking facilities. Accelerating the growth of convention, exhibition and incentive travel business. Attracting new investment in tourism product. Building the capacity of existing tourism operators to offer a diverse high quality product. (8) The Member's question is far too general. To date, the Member has arranged, via my office, two briefing sessions with Tourism Western Australia's Chief Executive Officer (Tuesday 14 March and Thursday 13 April, 2006). The Member has cancelled both of these sessions. I offer the Member another opportunity to arrange a briefing with the tourism agency's Chief Executive Officer so that she can explore these questions in the briefing.
The Government's long term broad strategies include: Marketing of Western Australia in core and emerging markets. Developing e-marketing opportunities. Increasing aviation access, services and capacity into, and around, Western Australia. Developing tourism infrastructure that meets visitor demand. Developing Indigenous tourism experiences. Developing, attracting and supporting major events that are capable of generating significant economic benefit for the State. Ensuring the provision of consistent and quality destination and product information and booking facilities. Accelerating the growth of convention, exhibition and incentive travel business. Attracting new investment in tourism product. Building the capacity of existing tourism operators to offer a diverse high quality product. (8) The Member's question is far too general. To date, the Member has arranged, via my office, two briefing sessions with Tourism Western Australia's Chief Executive Officer (Tuesday 14 March and Thursday 13 April, 2006). The Member has cancelled both of these sessions. I offer the Member another opportunity to arrange a briefing with the tourism agency's Chief Executive Officer so that she can explore these questions in the briefing.
The Government's long term broad strategies include: Marketing of Western Australia in core and emerging markets. Developing e-marketing opportunities. Increasing aviation access, services and capacity into, and around, Western Australia. Developing tourism infrastructure that meets visitor demand. Developing Indigenous tourism experiences. Developing, attracting and supporting major events that are capable of generating significant economic benefit for the State. Ensuring the provision of consistent and quality destination and product information and booking facilities. Accelerating the growth of convention, exhibition and incentive travel business. Attracting new investment in tourism product. Building the capacity of existing tourism operators to offer a diverse high quality product. (8) The Member's question is far too general. To date, the Member has arranged, via my office, two briefing sessions with Tourism Western Australia's Chief Executive Officer (Tuesday 14 March and Thursday 13 April, 2006). The Member has cancelled both of these sessions. I offer the Member another opportunity to arrange a briefing with the tourism agency's Chief Executive Officer so that she can explore these questions in the briefing.
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