West Australia Premier Colin Barnett shot down a university report that contends tourism in Kimberley would suffer once a planned LNG processing hub is established there.

Mr Barnett maintained in his statement on Tuesday that the project would create thousand of jobs for the WA residents even as he stressed that tourism operators in Broome were in fact welcoming of the development.

A report published by the Curtin University Sustainable Tourism Center found that James Price Point's reputation as a pristine tourist destinations could be tarnished by the proposed LNG hub, adding that more money would be lost once the installation becomes operational.

However, the WA Premier said that the only effect that the project would bring on the area is to establish a stronger economic environment that would directly benefit tows such as Broome.

Mr Barnett said that the whole project would translate into "more employment in the area, more people using the airlines, staying in the hotels, using the restaurants and the likes, so I actually think it will be a huge benefit for the tourism industry."

Still, Dr Michael Hughes, who authored the university report, insisted that the whole idea of developing the wild area would destroy its image of a raw tourism spot, irrespective of the size of the development project.

His report elicited the support of the Wilderness Society WA's Peter Robertson who urged the state government to re-consider the points of the study prior to making any decision in giving a green light for the LNG project.

Mr Robertson said that Kimberley's local economy is already flourishing with the dynamic tourism industry entrenched in the area and the last thing it needs is a project that would take away much of its prized tourism image, as contained in Dr Hughes' report.

He stressed that "tourism is already a huge industry in the region," as he urged the state and national tourism ministers to champion for the preservation of known tourism heritage in the Kimberley area.