Kavanagh College visited the museum first thing on this chilly Monday morning. Luckily, our conference room was nice and warm inside.

The reason these 28 year 13 students were visiting the museum was to gain more knowledge about the development of tourism in this area. During the hour long presentation, we discussed the three different periods of tourism in the area as well as the different tourist types. Technology, peoples perceptions, and marketing Queenstown was also included during the presentation.

The students were especially interested in hearing about how Queenstown dealt with historical preservation in the past when there was an extremely high tourism push. A few decades ago many historical buildings and locations were tampered with in the pursuit of tourism. Today, we now have the Resource Management Act to protect these cultural and natural sites as there is a better understanding about protecting our environment and heritage as it positively affects tourism too.

Do you think protecting our heritage and environment is important? Why?

What are some factors that impact tourism negatively and positively?

How does Queenstown market itself?

Did you find the presentation useful?

Answer my questions and comment about your visit below!

Thanks Kavanagh College!