Hobart Lord Mayor Ron Christie's support for a caravan park at Macquarie Point has been slammed by the Tourism Industry Council of Tasmania.

Alderman Christie has backed a proposal to see Macquarie Point temporarily used for recreational vehicle parking in a bid to make Hobart more tourist friendly.

The idea comes from the draft City of Hobart Transport Strategy 2018-30 report, which addresses the city's transport and how people get around.

Beyond transport, congestion, parking and land use issues, he proposes using the "under-utilised space" at Macquarie Point for daytime caravan parking.

Alderman Christie further suggested Macquarie Point could accommodate overnight motorist parking until development began on the site, which has been subject to consultation and expressions of interest for the past six years.

"I can see nothing happening there for the next five to ten years, so why not utilise that space?" he said.

"If this is an option for [Macquarie Point Development Corporation] to look at, I hope they do look at it and see if it's at all possible for them to accommodate 20 or 30 of these recreational vehicles overnight for one or two nights.

"I'm certainly sure that those tourists would very much welcome it."

"This is the sort of tourism we should welcome", says Lord Mayor Ron Christie. ( ABC News: Fiona Blackwood )

He added a recreational vehicle parking area would support sustainable tourism and promote visitors from the mainland coming to Hobart.

"They're here to enjoy the hospitality, service and history of our great city, so why not embrace them?" he said.

"These tourists like to be located in an area within walking distance of these services.

"They patronise restaurants, they patronise cafes, they purchase fuels, they purchase coffees, they're here to look at the heritage of our city.

"This is the sort of tourism we should be welcoming to our great city."

'We have higher expectations than a car park'

To make Macquarie Point a caravan park is a "crazy" idea, says Luke Martin. ( ABC News: Gregor Salmon )

But Tourism Industry Council Tasmania CEO Luke Martin doesn't agree with the proposal.

"I think its a pretty crazy idea — it's never going to happen," he said.

"Frankly, I think we're starting to see some pretty alarming insights into Ron Christie's vision for Hobart.

"There's a great vision for Macquarie Point, which is about creating an international Antarctic precinct, it's about activating the site for public use for the reconciliation park.

"I think Tasmanians probably have higher expectations for that prime piece of real estate than a carpark."

Alderman Christie's comments follow his previous attack levelled at mass tourism, specifically the winter festival Dark Mofo, when he claimed growing visitor numbers to Hobart could "kill" the city.

He said he was unmoved on that view.

"We have to take notice [of mass tourism] now, we have to do something," he said.

"If we don't do something now, then it will be too late."