Environmental scorecard 2023
Phase 1 Towards Tourism 2032 reporting as at November 2023
Visitors are increasingly expecting sustainability and accessibility embedded in business practices – certification/accreditation can assist to demonstrate best practice.
Objective: Tourism operators are adopting sustainable tourism practices to reduce environmental impact
Measure: Number of eco-certified Queensland tourism operators
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227
April 2023
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243
October 2023
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7%
% point change
Objective: Tourism destinations are delivering best practice approaches to sustainability
Measure: Number of Queensland eco-certified tourism destinations
Queensland Destination's Eco-Certified Status as of June 2023
| 2022 | 2023 | % point change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eco-certified destinations | 1 | 2 | 100% |
| Destinations undertaking certification | 0 | 12 | 1200% |
Source: Department of Tourism and Sport
The Queensland Government Eco-Certified Destinations Program has accelerated eco-certification in Queensland with 13 destinations awarded funding.
Objective: Visitors are engaging with natural environment across Queensland
Measure: Visitor numbers to national parks
| YE Sept 2022 | YE June 2023 | % point change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic overnight visits to QLD national parks* | 2.93M | 3.16M | 7.8% |
| Domestic day trip visits to QLD national parks | 2.95M | 2.89M | -2.0% |
Source: Tourism Research Australia
More visitors are choosing to visit Queensland national parks while on an overnight trip compared to during a day trip.
Objective: Tourism operators are recognising and prioritising accessibility needs in product delivery
Measure: Operators with accessible experiences/products
Queensland tourism operators listed on Australian Tourism Data Warehouse self-reporting as catering for accessibility needs:
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1,738
September 2022
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2,985
September 2023
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71.8%
% point change
Source: Australian Tourism Data Warehouse
Declaring 2023 as the Year of Accessible Tourism in Queensland, backed by a $12 million package of targeted accessibility initiatives has accelerated the number of tourism businesses self-reporting as catering for accessibility needs.
Objective: Tourism operators are committed to high quality and best practices management
Measure: Increase in the number of operators who meet the ‘accreditation’ criteria for BOQE Program
Best of Queensland Experiences (BOQE) accredited under a Tourism and Events Queensland recognised accreditation program:
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580
September 2022
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543
June 2023
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-6.4%
% point change
Decline in BOQEs accredited under a TEQ recognised accreditation program likely due to reinstatement of annual accreditation subscription fees post-COVID.
Notes
Source: Tourism and Events Queensland, unless stated otherwise.
* This indicator relates to domestic tourists who visited national or state parks while on an overnight trip or day trip. For overnight visitors this does not mean they stayed overnight in a park. They just visited a park(s) during their stopover in a given state or region.
Last updated: 29 Jan 2024