Title: Tourism in Australia - Wikipedia
Headings: Tourism in Australia
Tourism in Australia
Contents
Trends
Visas
Main article: Visa policy of Australia
History
Organizations
Marketing
Types of tourists
Tourists by country
International tourists
Backpackers
Domestic tourism
Markets
Major attractions
Destinations
Great Barrier Reef
Sydney Opera House
Events
Australia's icons
See also
References
External links

Content: Most of all, air travel became widely available, faster, safer, and cheaper. The beginning of the Jet Age in 1960, with larger aeroplanes carrying more than 100 passengers at speeds approximating 600 miles per hour, diminished the world by half in terms of time. Rising standards of living in the post-war period led to greater expenditure on tourism, thus making it more important to the national economy. Australia has shared in this worldwide expansion of travel, particularly in respect of its domestic tourism. Because of the marked increase in incomes and private car ownership among large sections of the population, greater leisure time, three weeks of paid annual holidays (introduced first in New South Wales in 1958) and the introduction of long-service leave, thousands of Australians now travel by road into almost every part of the country. This has led to investment in the development of new and improved facilities, especially accommodation, of new resorts at dispersed points around Australia, and to modifications in organisation and methods of tourist administration, development and promotion. These activities, in turn, have had an important influence on matters such as the improvement of highways and the opening up of national parks and foreshores. A White Paper was produced analysing the tourist industry in Australia in 2003. Organizations
Apart from the federal and state government authorities involved in promotion and marketing, the industry has also the Australian Tourism Industry Co