Tourism and business
The latest statistics available (as at 30 June 2016) report Australia’s
tourism industry comprises around 279,000 businesses across sectors such as
accommodation, cafes, restaurants and takeaway food services, retail trade
and transport.
At that time (in 2015-16), the industry employed around 890,000 people,
directly and indirectly.
One year on (in 2016-17), total employment in the industry increased
strongly by nearly four per cent to around 924,600 or around eight per cent
of the total Australian workforce that year.
Tourism 2020
is focusing on four main areas comprising encouraging high quality tourism
experiences, including Indigenous tourism, limiting regulatory burden on
industry, undertaking marketing campaigns and working with industry to
support the development of tourism infrastructure to drive demand.
Austrade, through its role in tourism policy, is able to connect tourism
across the wider spectrum of work supporting Australian businesses and the
attraction of investment into Australia.
Tools for business
Information on planning, starting and growing businesses and the ability to search for grant funding and support provided by the Australian, state and territory governments.
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Develop your workforce
A priority under the Tourism 2020 Strategy is to develop a skilled tourism workforce.
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Investing in tourism
Austrade provides coordinated government assistance to promote, attract and facilitate investment into tourism infrastructure in Australia.
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Business events
Austrade and Tourism Australia support industry through the event bidding and delivery process to strengthen Australia’s share of the international business events market.
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Grants
Information on grants programmes administered by Austrade and other resources to assist businesses. There is also information on previous grants programmes.
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Working with China
Information on Chinese cultural awareness and engagement for the Australian tourism industry to improve service quality and enhance the capacity of industry to better understand and service the Chinese traveller.
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