Ecotourism - Publications

This publication has been developed to assist people with limited to no special tourism knowledge. It uses a simple 'checklist' format to identify the key elements as attraction, target market and infrastructure that need to be addressed at a site, or in a region, when assessing the potential of 'great' ecotourism business ideas.

This publication was developed in response to demand for information about what's involved in running a tour operation, where to find assistance, and what issues to consider in starting and expanding a tour operation. It contains five sections: consider the big picture; initial groundwork to do before starting; develop the idea into a business plan; starting the operation; and growing the tour operation.

This publication was produced to assist existing and potential tour guides and operators working in Outback Queensland to develop quality nature-based guided activities and tours. The manual is divided into two sections: interpretation, providing information on planning and running guided tours; and basic information on significant nature-based elements of Outback Queensland such as plant and animal adaptations, dinosaurs and the artesian basin. This publication is presented in a hard cover folder to enable guides and operators to build a useful reference resource.

This publication was developed to help operators create innovative tourism products. It features 30 case studies chosen from around Queensland and interstate that demonstrate a range of low and high cost options, the use of built facilities, technology, sound, light, materials and people resources in the delivery of visitor experiences.

This publication is designed to educate operators on the importance of monitoring the environmental impact of nature-based tourism and ecotourism businesses. It provides simple yet effective methods of impact monitoring and shows how these can be incorporated into day-to-day operations.

This publication outlines the vision and policy for the future of ecotourism in Queensland. Its purpose is to provide a framework for planning, developing, managing and marketing Queensland's ecotourism industry, to ensure ecotourism in Queensland is ecologically, commercially, culturally and socially sustainable.