Terengganu Malaysia

Terengganu is the land of the lilting Gamelan and the mesmerising "Ulek Mayang" dance--living testimony to the state's centuries-old guardianship of Malaysia's cultural heritage. It is a quiet state, with many small villages, quiet roads, and secluded islands and beaches. The clear waters and teeming marine life of Terengganu have made it an increasingly popular destination for divers.

Australia tourism

Queensland islands
Islands of the Tropical North

You'll know you're in paradise when you see the range of idyllic islands scattered off the coast of Tropical North Queensland. Each island has its own personality.
Lizard Island has drawn international attention and garnered major awards for its stylish resort. Located right on the Great Barrier Reef, Lizard Island has over 1,000 hectares of National Park, 24 unspoilt beaches and an abundance of marine life. Remote and ruggedly beautiful, Lizard is surrounded by the finest beaches and waters of any Great Barrier Reef Island.
Find total privacy at Bedarra Island, its first-class facilities have hosted royalty. Bedarra is Australia's most exclusive island boasting a resort of 16 Villas designed to blend in with the beauty of their natural surroundings. When it comes to relaxing in glorious seclusion, Bedarra Island is the perfect retreat.
Close to Cairns, Green Island is a picturesque tropical coral cay harbouring reef gardens. Beneath the tempting turquoise waters are fish and marine life that will fascinate you for hours. Stroll through the lush cool rainforest, laze on white coral sands or by the inviting swimming pool.
Fitzroy Island’s fringing reefs are popular with snorkellers. The Island is the third most northerly island in the Great Barrier Reef. Butterflies, bushwalks through eucalypt and tropical rainforests, coral beaches and excellent snorkelling and diving on the reef can also be enjoyed.
Try to glimpse the turquoise Ulysses butterfly on Dunk Island, an idyllic rainforest isle. Guests visiting Dunk Island will gain an immediate sense of being in a tropical paradise delighting in the perfect harmony created by
balancing rainforest views with vistas of brilliant blue sky.
Hinchinbrook is the perfect place to restore body, mind and spirit. This is the Island to choose if you want peace, beauty and tranquillity. It is the world's largest island national park and abounds in flora, fauna, palm-fringed beaches, mangrove waterways and rugged granite crags.
Orpheus Island is a small boutique island for the discerning traveller. The fringing reefs on the north-east and north-west are great for snorkelling and diving. The Island boasts 1,100 species of fish, 340 species of coral, playful dolphins, and in season offers the exhilarating experience of sighting families of humpback whales. You'll know you're in paradise when you see the range of idyllic islands scattered off the coast of Tropical North Queensland. Each island has its own personality.
Lizard Island has drawn international attention and garnered major awards for its stylish resort. Located right on the Great Barrier Reef, Lizard Island has over 1,000 hectares of National Park, 24 unspoilt beaches and an abundance of marine life. Remote and ruggedly beautiful, Lizard is surrounded by the finest beaches and waters of any Great Barrier Reef Island.
Find total privacy at Bedarra Island, its first-class facilities have hosted royalty. Bedarra is Australia's most exclusive island boasting a resort of 16 Villas designed to blend in with the beauty of their natural surroundings. When it comes to relaxing in glorious seclusion, Bedarra Island is the perfect retreat.
Close to Cairns, Green Island is a picturesque tropical coral cay harbouring reef gardens. Beneath the tempting turquoise waters are fish and marine life that will fascinate you for hours. Stroll through the lush cool rainforest, laze on white coral sands or by the inviting swimming pool.
Fitzroy Island’s fringing reefs are popular with snorkellers. The Island is the third most northerly island in the Great Barrier Reef. Butterflies, bushwalks through eucalypt and tropical rainforests, coral beaches and excellent snorkelling and diving on the reef can also be enjoyed.
Try to glimpse the turquoise Ulysses butterfly on Dunk Island, an idyllic rainforest isle. Guests visiting Dunk Island will gain an immediate sense of being in a tropical paradise delighting in the perfect harmony created by
balancing rainforest views with vistas of brilliant blue sky.
Hinchinbrook is the perfect place to restore body, mind and spirit. This is the Island to choose if you want peace, beauty and tranquillity. It is the world's largest island national park and abounds in flora, fauna, palm-fringed beaches, mangrove waterways and rugged granite crags.
Orpheus Island is a small boutique island for the discerning traveller. The fringing reefs on the north-east and north-west are great for snorkelling and diving. The Island boasts 1,100 species of fish, 340 species of coral, playful dolphins, and in season offers the exhilarating experience of sighting families of humpback whales.

Artefacts & crafts

As well as rock painting and etching, Australia’s Aboriginal people have a long tradition of making and decorating artefacts. These range from musical instruments to weapons and (at Arnhem Land in Australia’s far north), wooden sculptures of ancestral beings, birds, fish and animals.
At various places throughout Australia – Alice Springs in the Northern Territory, for instance – visitors can spend a day or longer with traditional Aboriginal people, learning the use of plants, bark painting, weaving, playing the didgeridoo and using the woomera (a type of spear-hurling stick).
Ancient artefacts may be viewed in museums throughout Australia. Modern versions can be bought in shops and galleries. To ensure that the economic benefit derived from the sale of artworks flows back to indigenous artists and their communities, Australian Aboriginal people have developed a label of authenticity to help identify authentic Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander art, cultural products and services. The label uses the Aboriginal colours of black, red and yellow and a boomerang symbol.
The boomerang and the didgeridoo are two objects closely associated with Australia’s indigenous peoples. The boomerang, a curved wooden throwing stick, comes in a wide range of shapes and sizes. Not all boomerangs were designed to come back – accuracy was more important. They were used for hunting and as weapons. Ceremonial shields were produced in some parts of Australia, along with clubs (nulla nullas), spears and woomeras.
The didgeridoo, a deep-toned woodwind instrument at the heart of much Aboriginal music, was originally made by using suitable eucalypt branches – usually those hollowed out by termites. The tubes were decorated with ritual designs and fitted with a mouthpiece made from native honeybee wax.

Tourism

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Tourists at O'ahu island, Hawaii
Tourism is the act of travel for predominantly recreational or leisure purposes, and also refers to the provision of services in support of this act. According to the World Tourism Organization, tourists are people who "travel to and stay in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes not related to the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the place visited".
Tourism, however long its incident duration, has become an extremely popular, global activity. In 2004, there were over 763 million international tourist arrivals.[1]
As a service industry, tourism has numerous tangible and intangible elements. Major tangible elements include transportation, accommodation, and other components of a hospitality industry. Major intangible elements relate to the purpose or motivation for becoming a tourist, such as rest, relaxation, the opportunity to meet new people and experience other cultures, or simply to do something different and have an adventure.
Tourism is vital for many countries, due to the income generated by the consumption of goods and services by tourists, the taxes levied on businesses in the tourism industry, and the opportunity for employment and economic advancement by working in the industry. For these reasons NGOs and government agencies may sometimes promote a specific region as a tourist destination, and support the development of a tourism industry in that area. The contemporary phenomenon of mass tourism may sometimes result in overdevelopment, however alternative forms of tourism such as ecotourism seek to avoid such outcomes by pursuing tourism in a sustainable way.
The terms tourism and travel are sometimes used interchangeably. In this context travel has a similar definition to tourism, but implies a more purposeful journey. The terms tourism and tourist are sometimes used pejoratively to imply a shallow interest in the cultures or locations visited by tourists.