{"id":14119,"date":"2019-10-23T12:27:57","date_gmt":"2019-10-23T11:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.travelcenter.uk\/?p=14119"},"modified":"2025-05-23T11:06:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T10:06:46","slug":"tourists-flock-to-uluru-as-ban-on-climbing-get-closer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/tourists-flock-to-uluru-as-ban-on-climbing-get-closer\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourists flock to Uluru as ban on climbing get closer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#000000\">The tourism sector in Australia has boomed by 20% within the past few years for an impending ban on climbing \u2018Uluru\u2019, a massive sandstone located in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#000000\">The Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park board has voted to ban the climb ever since 2017 in recognition of the rock\u2019s cultural significance to the Anangu people. The ban has been approved and to be imposed<br>on this Saturday, October 26th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#000000\">The ban to climb Uluru has also gained huge media attention which led 395,338 people to rush into Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park on last year, and shows a significant increase in tourist arrivals in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/holidays-to-australia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><span class=\"tadv-color\" style=\"color:#0693e3\">Australia<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#000000\">34 years to the day since the sacred rock of Uluru in central Australia was handed back to its traditional owners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#000000\">The Uluru-Kata Tjuta National park&#8217;s traditional owners, also known as the Anangu people, are excited to mark the end of a decades-long fight to close the climb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#000000\">Despite fears that closing the climb would destroy tourism in the area, operators are optimistic about their prospects for the remainder of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#000000\">Opposing the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park board\u2019s decision to impose the ban, some politicians, and hoteliers have objected the closure complaining that the ban was discriminatory, as tourists should be<br>allowed to climb the rock as a way to aware people about the geographical significance of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#000000\">Mr Hendrickx, a geologist stated in a statement that, &#8220;We should be free to enjoy these wonderful natural spaces on our terms without being fettered by petty bureaucracy and the religious views of others,&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#000000\">Major accommodation providers in the area also shared their views on as a result of being one of the UNESCO World Heritage sites for its massive sandstone tourists would keep trying to climb the rock illegally even after the ban comes into place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The tourism sector in Australia has boomed by 20% within the past few years for an impending ban on climbing \u2018Uluru\u2019, a massive sandstone located in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. 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