2020-01-13 GC Agenda - Item 10 - Attachment 2 - The Value of Tourism to the Noosa Community October 2019 FINAL REPORT

TABLE OF CONTENTS


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY                                                                       I

1.   INTRODUCTION                                                                      1

Structure of the Report                                                                1


2.   CONTEXT FOR THE STUDY                                                             2

Tourism’s potential Impacts                                                            2

Methods Used to Determine the Impact of Tourism on the Noosa Community                 4


3.   ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TOURISM IN NOOSA                                               9

4.   VISITORS’ VIEWS OF NOOSA                                                         13

5.   NOOSA’S BUSINESS COMMUNITY’S PERCEPTIONS OF TOURISM IMPACTS                      25

6.   RESIDENTS’ VIEWS OF TOURISM                                                      40

7.   SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION                                                           50

Overall Value of Tourism                                                              50

Summary of Tourism Benefits in Noosa                                                  50

The Extent of Unintended Negative Consequences of Tourism in Noosa                    54

Conclusion                                                                            57


REFERENCES                                                                            60




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