Australian State Launches Scheme To Boost Aboriginal Tourism
Sumaira FH Published May 04, 2021 | 01:51 PM
The Australia state of Western Australian (WA) launched a scheme on Tuesday to promote aboriginal cultural tourism there
SYDNEY, April 4 (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 4th May, 2021 ) :-- The Australia state of Western Australian (WA) launched a scheme on Tuesday to promote aboriginal cultural tourism there.
The Tjina: Western Australian Aboriginal Tourism Action Plan, includes a fund valued at 20 million Australian Dollars (about 15.48 million U.S. dollars) to support Aboriginal people wanting to work in that sector and to bolster the untapped tourism potential of the scenically spectacular areas of the state such as the Dampier Peninsular in the Kimberly region.
The plan was developed by Tourism Western Australia and other government agencies with the Western Australian Indigenous Tourism Operators Council (WAITOC) and the Aboriginal tourism industry.
"There is incredible demand for Aboriginal experiences - the Tjina Plan will make sure people will get to have that experience they are looking for while they are travelling around WA," said WA Tourism Minister David Templeman in launching the plan.
Research from Tourism WA shows more than 80 percent of visitors to WA want an Aboriginal experience, however, only about 17 percent have been able to do so up to now.
WAITOC earlier this year has helped secure a Federal government commitment for a 40-million-Australian Dollar (30.9-million-U.S. dollar) grant package as part of the Indigenous Tourism Fund.
WAITOC CEO Robert Taylor said the financial support presented a "welcome opportunity at a time of unprecedented uncertainty in the tourism sector".
"Aboriginal tourism opportunities in Western Australia have grown significantly over the past six years and it's critical we find ways to keep them buoyant and expanding throughout the effects of this pandemic period," Taylor said.
About 3 percent of Australia's population has aboriginal heritage, who have been living on the continent for over 50,000 years. Australia's aboriginal culture is defined by its connection to family, community and country.
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