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Welcome to the wiki about sights, scenes and all-around tourism of the CBD with Georgia and Melanie. Throughout reading this wiki, you will encounter informative information about the must-see attractions, our Vegemite God and why Federation Square is dubbed as 'Melbourne's ultimate meeting place'. We've seen tourists all over the place, but what really is a tourist? It's a person who is traveling or visiting a place for pleasure;so basically all of us have been tourists before and know what it's like to forget to pack your underwear and remember as soon as you get off the plane. Over the three-week period of being in the city we have worked hard on investigating our topic of tourism; we've collected probably a 1,000,000,000 pamphlets on Melbourne, interviewed Museum employees and even calculated the Algorithm for finding a tourist. So sit back, relax, like all tourists do, while this wiki speaks for itself on why Melbourne is the most liveable city in the world.

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**5 Things a Tourist Should Know about the Land Down Under **


 * 1) Our Australian Barbie is not what you think. Never in my life have I heard the phrase ‘put some shrimp on the barbie’. Snags all the way!
 * 2) Not all Australians treat Vegemite like it’s god; we personally do but we aren’t everyone. Even though you may not like Vegemite, chookas for trying!
 * 3) If you are a part of the lot that believe we ride kangaroos around in the outback all day, you’re wrong. It’s a nice fantasy but most of us actually travel by public transport. The extent of our public transport system is actually praised by tourists.
 * 4) Our weather is more unpredictable than Lady Gaga. It’s hot then it’s cold, it’s yes then it’s no, it’s in then it’s out, it’s up then it’s down (I’m being metaphorical, I know weather can’t actually be in and then out.)
 * 5) We Austra l ians are actually a pretty good bunch. We’re really fun, friendly and if you’re planning on visiting us pack your sense of humor. We are inclusive of culture and are always there to lend a helping hand. We highly recommend a trip to us.

**Melbourne CBD Statistics **  Some interesting thing you might like to know about Melbourne CBD tourism are:

 ● The most common visitors of Australia come from China, New Zealand and the United Kingdom

 ● There were 204,000 tourists from China visiting Melbourne’s CBD in a 12 month period

 ● There were 114,000 tourists from New Zealand were visiting Melbourne’s CBD in a 12 month period

 ● 100,000 tourists from United Kingdom visited Melbourne’s CBD last year in a 12 month period

<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;"> ● Eating out; shopping for pleasure; sightseeing; going to the beach; and going to the market are the 5 most common activities completed by international tourists who are staying for one night

<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;"> ● Eating out; shopping for pleasure; visiting friends and relatives; going to the beach; going to pubs, clubs and discos are the 5 most common activities for residents in Australia who are visiting for one night

<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;"> ● There are 4,862,787 metressquared of parks and gardens in Melbourne’s CBD

<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;"> ● The oldest building in Melbourne’s CBD is La Trobe Cottage, built in 1839

<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;"> ● The estimated population living in Melbourne’s CBD in 2011 was 4,169,103 people

<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;"> ● 47.5% of residents in the CBD were born overseas in 2011

<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;"> ● The average age of a person living in the city is 36

<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;"> ● There are 15,958 establishments in Melbourne’s CBD

<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;"> ● In Melbourne’s CBD there are 428,709 workers in total

<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">While having class in the CBD, we observed tours taking place every day in the Museum. So, putting our heads together, we came up with the idea of interviewing a tour guide; here’s how it went:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;"> A TOUR GUIDES MIND **

<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">“I had a bit of training; a full two-day course of how to act as tour guide and what to say and things like that. I later had to write a long essay of how to be a tour guide and such. There was a bit more training for me than other tour guides would usually get because the Melbourne Museum has a 5-star rating as a tourist destination, so we wanted to uphold the strong reputation with strong tour guides. <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">“I always had a passion for learning new things and teaching people the things that maybe they didn’t know and I always liked that. I’m also really interested in the Museum’s exhibits because they’re so unique and they’re always changing. I also take visitors to the Exhibition Building across from the museum; they have good art shows and show cases and really good things like that. I am also an extrovert so I liked expressing myself and talking to people about why they came to visit Melbourne, it’s all great work.” <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">“I enjoy interacting with people and hearing their stories about Melbourne when they’re visiting. As I said, I like educating people on all the exhibits and them thinking I’m a genius because I know all these interesting things [laughs].” <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">“One interesting thing that will always intrigue me about being a tour guide would have to be learning about the artifacts. Melbourne Museum is good at having a diverse collection of artifacts that will interest people. The second thing that would be the different audiences those come to me. I’ve learned to accommodate for international visitors and national ones, because they often come with different views and opinions.” <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">“Well, like I said, different questions come from international and national visitors. International tourists tend to ask more about our indigenous culture; they like to know how they came and settled. National visitors like to share their stories about Melbourne and hearing funny stories that have happened to other people
 * <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;"> How did you become a tour guide? **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;"> Why did you become a tour guide? **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;"> What do you love most about being a tour guide? **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;"> What are two interesting things you’ve learned through being a tour guide? **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;"> What do you commonly get asked by tourists? **