Martyn Symons, William Gilmore, Naomi Henrickson, Tanya Chikritzhs
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For domestic trips, regional trend-fitting and time-series cross-correlations were conducted for restricted versus non-restricted non-metropolitan regions.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Subsequent to restrictions in North-West and Golden Outback regions, areas affected by restrictions increased over time. International trips contributed < 20 % of total trips. All domestic series were either stable or in decline up to 2009/10, and thereafter all experienced growth. Combined trip numbers for restricted versus non-restricted non-metropolitan regions were significantly cross-correlated (0.48, p=0.03).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Restrictions aimed at reducing alcohol-related harms in regional WA do not appear to have negatively affected tourism.</p><p><strong>Implications for public health: </strong>Evidence-informed policies that reduce community-wide alcohol availability are critical to addressing risks to public health and safety. 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Are alcohol restrictions bad for tourism? An exploratory study of tourism trends in Western Australia.
Objective: Potential negative impacts of alcohol policy on tourism are a controversial issue, particularly for regional Australia. We aimed to understand tourism activity in the context of Section 64 area-wide alcohol restrictions implemented in Western Australia.
Methods: Restrictions information allowing placement of conditions on liquor licences limiting alcohol sales in specified communities was collated (e.g. off-premises trading hours). Time-trends in visitor trips across tourism regions with/without restrictions were examined for changes. For domestic trips, regional trend-fitting and time-series cross-correlations were conducted for restricted versus non-restricted non-metropolitan regions.
Results: Subsequent to restrictions in North-West and Golden Outback regions, areas affected by restrictions increased over time. International trips contributed < 20 % of total trips. All domestic series were either stable or in decline up to 2009/10, and thereafter all experienced growth. Combined trip numbers for restricted versus non-restricted non-metropolitan regions were significantly cross-correlated (0.48, p=0.03).
Conclusions: Restrictions aimed at reducing alcohol-related harms in regional WA do not appear to have negatively affected tourism.
Implications for public health: Evidence-informed policies that reduce community-wide alcohol availability are critical to addressing risks to public health and safety. Objection to restrictions on the basis of negative tourism effects may be misguided and counter-productive to sustainable tourism growth.
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The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health (ANZJPH) is concerned with public health issues. The research reported includes formal epidemiological inquiries into the correlates and causes of diseases and health-related behaviour, analyses of public policy affecting health and disease, and detailed studies of the cultures and social structures within which health and illness exist. The Journal is multidisciplinary and aims to publish methodologically sound research from any of the academic disciplines that constitute public health.
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