This paper examines how
heritage tourism is one of the fastest-growing tourism types in the world today. It focuses on the heritage tourism
market in Australia, including a discussion on the heritage
tourists themselves. In addition, it reviews and assesses current Australian heritage resources, as well as the management of successful heritage tourism sites. It also evaluates the best way to maintain sustainable heritage tourism within Australia through the examination of a specific case study of Kakadu National Park. It demonstrates that, with proper maintenance and care, the heritage tourism market can thrive and can be an extremely useful tool in teaching future generations, both indigenous and foreign, about the
country and the people who have made that country great.