Aussies voted among world's best tourists

Australian tourists may be generous and polite but their dressand reluctance to eat local food lets them down, according tointernational hoteliers. That's why Australians are ranked only number six by hoteliersasked who they think are the world's best tourists, and who put theJapanese at number one. More than 4000 hoteliers were questioned in the inaugural BestTourist Survey by online travel company Expedia. Advertisement: Story continues below Among the topics probed were tourists' behaviour, manners,generosity, willingness to learn the language and try local cuisineand their propensity to complain. Japanese tourists took out the top overall place, followed bythe British and Germans in joint second place, and the Canadians inthird position. Australians were ranked in joint sixth place with Swedes, andwere singled out for their generosity and politeness, coming in atfourth place in both categories. But they were in the lower ranks for dress standards and effortto eat local cuisine. The French, Indians and Chinese were considered the worsttourists among the 31 nationalities, while Americans wereconsidered the least polite. Expedia.au managing director Arthur Hoffman said Australianshad to dress better and make an effort to try more local cuisine inorder to rank better in next year's survey. The world's top tourists, according to hoteliers 1. Japanese 2. British/Germans 3. Canadians 4. Swiss 5. Dutch 6. Australians/Swedes 7. Belgians 8. Things to see: Tourist Information There is no information centre in Wee Waa but the Narrabri Shire Visitors' Centre can answer your questions. Rosetta Stone German Located on the Newell Highway in Narrabri, it is open from 9.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. on weekends and public holidays, (02) 6799 6760 or email tourismnarrabri.nsw.gov.au. A summary of the shire's attractions is broadcast on Tourist Radio, FM88. Cotton Tours Information on tours to local cotton farms and cotton gins can be obtained from the Narrabri Shire Visitors' Centre on (02) 6799 6760. They are available during the picking season (April to June). Heritage Buildings The Imperial Hotel in Rose St was the first threestoried building in northwest NSW (1912). It has some fine castiron lacework on the balconies and a small square tower. The small brick courthouse at the corner of Rose and Nelson Sts was built around 1880. By stark contrast is the very modern police station adjacent, supposedly built by mistake when the plans for a Snowy Mountains structure were incorrectly sent to Wee Waa. Australia Telescope A radio helioscope was established at Culgoora by the CSIRO in 1967. In the 1980s the Australia Telescope was built. Linked to the telescopes at Coonabarabran, Parkes and Tidbinbilla, it is the most powerful in the Southern Hemisphere, receiving radio waves from deep space by means of six gigantic dishes placed upon a rail track to allow for spatial readjustment. It is about 20 km southeast of town. Access is via the Old Pilliga Rd and the route is mostly sealed. There is a visitors' centre at the complex with pushbutton displays and videos. It is open from 8.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. daily. Staff are available to answer questions from Monday to Friday, although they are also in attendance on weekends during public holidays.

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