Tourist hotspots in Queensland Australian will display a Smarter Smartphone Code of Conduct in attempts to win “smartphone dependency”.

Local media reports mention the results of the survey commissioned by the local tourism body. The survey discovered that almost 50% of Australians had argued with their partner over mobile phone use. This turned out to be true - commissioned by Tourism and Events Queensland, the research revealed that half of the citizens think they couldn’t survive 24 hours without their smartphone. 65% of them keep their device within arm’s reach all day long on a daily basis.

80% of the surveyed complained they had had a conversation with a person who was texting at the same time. The local authorities said that the smartphone code of conduct will be displayed on coasters, in taxis and on bedside tables in hotels across the coast. Thus, Queensland has become the first Australian state to introduce a code of conduct in its tourism industry.