Wineries

Tempus Two has an advantage of being newer architecture and creating a more “hip” environment. Woody was a great “presenter” when he brought out the wines, he was specific and really knew his stuff. I could definitely tell that Tempus Two has more of a tourist aspect to offer. By this I mean that it is designed to get more people on their front door and attract them to wine tasting rather than showing the off how the wine is made.

Tyrrell’s on the other hand was certainly more old fashion. Meaning the tour is more about the wine and how it gets from the vine to the bottle. Personally, I expected more of this type of tour and certainly appreciated it more than Tempus Two’s tour. Scott (in my eyes) was much more interesting to listen to and was more than willing to cater our wine tasting to what everyone wanted to try rather than Tempus Two’s set tasting list. I also came to appreciate the fact the Tyrrell’s has been in the business for much longer giving it more time to learn and pay attention to market trends.

Although the wine industry is once again continuing to grow many growers may begin planting large vineyards as they did in the 90s but, “only the foolhardy would take this as a chance to make a killing, and start planting again,” The Economist.

Globalization has allowed much of the Hunter Valley wineries to stay in business. It has allowed wineries to exist instead of being torn up and overtaken by the coal industry. Climate change will also affect these wineries because it affects what types of grapes you can grow and what type of wines can be produced. Changing tastes play a should play a significant role in what is produced; but, in some cases it doesn’t because wineries are so proud of the products they have produced that are best sellers and win awards they don’t see need to change with a constantly changing marketplace.  

New Year's Eve

It was amazing!!! The sheer number of people who came to Sydney to watch the fireworks brought enormous amounts of income to the government. It draws common people from all over the world as well as wealthy celebrities throwing their New Year’s party. The fireworks were spectacular and innovative (each year a new event is introduced). The music set up was also a good way to draw in people and get them to spend money. I know I danced for about three hours until the fireworks started and many others were doing the same. It was probably a good way to keep people near the shore and have a good time so they might come back in the future. Personally, it was the best time I have ever had in my entire life. This event happens every year because it brings in thousands of tourists which create tax revenue for the government. All sectors of the economy are affected it includes: fast food, fine dining, transit, and other tourist destinations such as the Sydney Harbor Bridge climb and Sydney Opera House tours. Essentially, a 7 million dollar investment yields 150 million dollars which is one of the best returns in the world.

                I would like to ask an expert how they incorporate new things into the New Years Eve celebration to attract a larger crowd. I would also like to know where the most money is raised, whether it is from the food sector, transportation, or accommodations. The last thing I would like to ask is how the government works with corporations to put on these spectacular events.

                This would help the tourist group because the Australian Government receives a large portion of their revenue from this event. It also helps them because they have gotten to see this event and experience everything about this event had to offer.

Photos of Sydney Olympic Park

Blog entry #2

Globalization is very important to the Olympic Games and to Australia. It has given them a chance to showcase their innovative side. I say this because Sydney’s Olympic Park is one of the first green initiatives. It was with much success. Show-casing on a worldly stage also leaves room for scandals and other negative news reports (like the first torch runner). Much of the waste is recycled, many of the stadiums are still used and not left abandoned like many other Olympic stadiums of the past, and they stopped their original construction when endangered frogs were discovered on the premises. Funding for this project was also important to its success which came from the federal government, private corporations, and the state government. It was amazing how Australian’s utilized these facilities to put on concerts, and other competitions on a world stage (such as tennis tournaments. I also thought that it was an Aboriginal woman lighting the Olympic flame who hadn’t previously won a gold for Australia but would go on to do so in the 2000 games. All of this is reflected in the course and learning materials because it is apparent that Australia was competing on a global stage to host the Olympic Games and to accommodate travelers, teams, and fans. It might mean that the tourism group will focus on large attractions like the games for tourism to be successful. Because, the 2000 games had people from all over the world coming to watch and organizations are aiming to increase tourism by about 8.3% according to CORPORATE PLAN 2010/13.

Blog entry #1

Primarily Australia was utilized in the early spice trade by the European powers. Later they became a colony of Britian. The authors of THE WORLD IS SPIKY are asserting that the world may not be flat as Friedman claims but people who live their lives in cities have more of an advantage than those who don’t because they are much closer to research, industry, and innovation. At Bondi beach many people were from a younger age group around the 20’s but there certainly was a wide range of age. I found that many people from all over the world came to that beach such as Swedish, Asians, and Africans. It also appears that a few younger Australians are a little more rowdy and don’t exactly follow beach policy (alcohol and smoking). I was not surprised that typical stereotypes are commonly wrong. Australian’s are more like normal Americans and Europeans and not rough cut bush-men. The beaches are a great example of globalization 3.0 because it shows that people from all over the world compete and are able to travel wherever they like. People seemed to come to the beach from all around just to enjoy it. And this was without much compliant; there were many people in the surf and not many were worried about the riptide. I have been to one of the worst riptides in the world (Hawaii) and found the Australian beach to be less perilous. Although, members of our group did save a man’s life which proves that danger in the ocean is always apparent.