Victorian Cycle Tourism Action Plan 2011-2015 (Australia)

22nd Jul 2011

Victoria's Cycle Tourism Action Plan 2011-2015 was released in July 2011 by Tourism Victoria to position Victoria as the leading state for cycle tourism, and outline how the Government will leverage and enhance opportunities in cycle tourism.

Taiwan Bicycle Tourism Plan (China)

27th Sep 2010

In 2009 Taiwan announced it was rolling out Asia's first comprehensive bicycle tourism plan, including rentals, special railway cars and guides for rides down the rugged coastline or up the island's steep central mountains. The tourism package, spearheaded by the government and private companies, lets cyclists rent bikes in one place and drop them off in another along the tropical, sparsely populated East Coast, where the government seeks to develop tourism.

Cycle Tourism Resource Kit for Regional and Rural Communities (Australia)

27th Sep 2010

The cycle tourism resource kit is designed as a 'one stop shop' to provide the key information, planning templates and contacts regional and rural communities will need to develop cycle tourism in their area. It includes resources to help plan, construct, develop, market and evaluate cycle tourism projects.

South Australian Cycle Tourism Strategy 2005-2009 (Australia)

27th Sep 2010

The South Australian Tourism Commission released the South Australian Cycle Tourism Strategy 2005-2009 in 2005. The strategy outlines how SA can leverage economic benefit from cycle tourism as a high value niche market.

An Economic Analysis of Rail Trails in Victoria, Australia

09th May 2009

Rail Trails are multi-use tourism and recreation trails using abandoned railway lines for use usually by cyclists, walkers and horse riders. Many of the disused railways in Australia are in rural areas, providing unprecedented access to and through some spectacular scenery and bushland, along with associated personal and community benefits.

The main aim of the study was to establish the economic benefits of the development of Rail Trails to the communities surrounding the trails, especially in terms of direct and indirect employment and financial injection. The ongoing costs of community-based projects such as Rail Trails need to be considered against the benefits (in this case, economic), which are many, but have not been adequately quantified in Australia.