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Towards an instrument measuring community perceptions of the impacts of festivals
(Kamla-Raj Enterprises, 2012)
The sustainability of an event depends on the support of the local community. Currently, community instruments do not measure perceptions of the impacts of events in an integrated manner. This paper is the first step in ...
The impact of tourism on poverty in South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2012)
This paper evaluates the potential impact of tourism on poverty in South Africa on the basis of recent survey data on international tourism spending patterns. It looks at three scenarios, using an applied general equilibrium ...
Developing community-based tourism in South Africa: addressing the missing link: tourism and leisure
(AFAHPER-SD, 2014)
Tourism has been widely proposed as a tool contributing to development. Community-based tourism (CBT) has been specifically recognised as a tourism development approach aimed at facilitating the development of disadvantaged ...
Managing beaches and beachgoers: lessons from and for the Blue Flag award
(Elsevier, 2015)
The Blue Flag is a beach award scheme adopted by coastal municipalities to manage beaches and attract
tourism. This paper evaluates beachgoers' views of the Blue Flag award in South Africa, and examines
these in the light ...
The relevance of the tangible and intangible social impacts of tourism on selected South African communities
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)
Most tourism social impact studies emphasise tangible social impacts such as economic improvement. In developing countries such as South Africa, a small percentage of tangible benefits filter down to community level. This ...
Community-based tourism: from a local to a global push
(AOSIS, 2016)
Orientation: World inequality is growing and tourism contributes to it; an alternative option is, therefore, needed towards a more just and redistributive approach to this industry. Purpose: The aim is to propose that there ...
Why travel motivation and socio-demographics matter in managing a national park : original research
(South African National Parks Board, 2009)
The Addo Elephant National Park is one of only a few national parks in the world that offers the Big 7 experience and is therefore one of South Africa's prime tourism destinations. The park plays an important role in the ...
The socio-economic impact of the Karoo National Park
(South African National Parks Board, 2009)
Reports that national parks in South Africa are seen as major tourism assets due to the wildlife and various activities for international and local visitors, but that little is known of the socio-economic contribution of ...
Success criteria for the FNB Wines-2-Whales mountain bike events
(AJHTL, 2016)
Sport participants invest a considerable amount of effort and time to actively participate in sporting events. Hosting a successful sport event, will not only provide a memorable, worth-while experience for participants, ...
Effect of political risk shocks on tourism revenue in South Africa: time series analysis
(The Social Sciences Research Society, 2016)
Although political risk has an impact on all types of businesses, political risk affects tourism business performance in terms of tourist arrivals and tourism revenue because tourists are very sensitive to political risk ...