Tourism Hospitality & Events

The tourism, hospitality and events sectors include accommodation, restaurants, cafes, bars, catering, gaming, meetings, events, conferences, exhibitions, festivals, attractions, tour operations, tourist information services, tour guiding, cultural tourism and caravan park operations. Like the WRAPS sector, a substantial percentage (83%) of all Victorian tourism and hospitality businesses are defined as small to medium-sized enterprises. Tourism has a major impact on the Australian economy. It affects many industry sectors and contributes to employment, exports, consumption, gross value added and other services. Government and industry based strategies such as the 10 Year Tourism & Events Industry Strategy , Victorian Tourism Excellence Initiative and the Melbourne 2030 Strategy are drivers for the service industries. In particular, these strategies help to drive the development of tourism projects for designated growth corridors in Victoria.

If you would like to read more research reports on the industry and strategies developed, please visit one of the following links:

• Australian Bureau of Statistics
• Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
• Tourism Victoria is responsible for creating strategies and plans in conjunction with key industry partners to develop and grow Victoria's tourism industry.
• Service Skills Australia - Environmental Scan 2009