Browsing Research Output by Author "ab6ac26a-6440-443f-a671-40365ee0c60d"
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A 3E typology of visitors at an electronic dance music festival
(Emerald, 2016)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to determine the motives of visitors to an electronic dance music (EDM) festival in South Africa and clustered the participants according to these motives. Design/methodology/approach: ... -
A motivation-based typology of road cyclists in the Cape Town Cycle tour South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)This research identified cyclists' main motives for participating in the Cape Town Cycle Tour, and segmented them accordingly. Six distinct motives were identified (in order of importance): commitment and event affiliation, ... -
Appraisal of measuring economic impact of sport events
(SA Association for Movement & Leisure Science, 2014)Sport events are big business, attracting not only a large number of participants, spectators and sponsorships, but also wide media coverage. The hosting of sport events have led to increased rivalry between nations, regions ... -
An ARDL bounds test approach to modelling tourist expenditure in South Africa
(IP Publishing Ltd, 2015)This research follows micro-economic theory, according to which demand for a product is influenced by price, substitute prices and income, to determine the sensitivity of inbound tourist expenditure in South Africa to ... -
Are 'Albergo Diffuso' and community-based tourism the answers to community development in South Africa?
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)Conventional mass tourism shortcomings have facilitated the origin of alternative forms of tourism such as community-based tourism (CBT). Lately, another form of tourism known as 'Albergo Diffuso' (AD) has also been mentioned ... -
Are you willing to pay more for the arts?
(University of Johannesburg, 2016)This study determines festival attendees' Willingness To Pay to support an increase, or prevent a decline, in arts performances and exhibitions. It uses the contingent valuation method to produce a profile of attendees, ... -
Beachgoers' demands vs. Blue Flag Aims in South Africa?
(Coastal Education & Research Foundation, 2015)The Blue Flag is a beach award aimed to preserve features of the beach environment. While it is assumed that the Blue Flag attracts tourism, this depends on factors such as the socio-demographic background of beachgoers, ... -
Clustering attendees at the Philharmonic Orchestra's Summer Festival
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)There has been an increase in the number of arts and music festivals held annually in South Africa. These festivals range from wide all-encompassing arts festivals, such as the National Arts Festival, to specific festivals ... -
Community-based and pro-poor tourism: initial assessment of their relation to community development
(Varna University of Managemen, 2016)Alternative forms of tourism development from its conventional approach such as community-based tourism (CBT) and pro-poor tourism (PPT) are proposed to be specifically relevant to alleviate poverty and facilitate the ... -
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 ... -
The determinants of visitor length of stay at the Kruger National Park
(AOSIS, 2014)This study analysed the determinants of tourists' length of stay at one of South Africa's oldest and largest national parks, the Kruger National Park. It took the different regions of this Park into account and analysed ... -
Determinants of visitor length of stay at three coastal parks in South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2015)This study identified the determinants of length of stay at three of South Africa’s coastal national parks: the Addo Elephant, Tsitsikamma, and Wilderness National Parks. The overall impact of tourists in a given economy ... -
Different venues, different experiences: evidence from live music performances
(University of Stellenbosch, 2015)The purpose of this research was to determine whether visitors who attend the same live music performance at four different destinations/locations vary and whether their needs were the same for a memorable visitor ... -
The economic impact of hunting in the Limpopo Province
(University of Johannesburg, 2015)This study evaluated the economic impact of hunting on the regional economy of South Africa's Limpopo Province. Data on biltong hunting was derived from a national survey conducted in 2009 and data on trophy hunting from ... -
The economic impact of hunting: a regional approach
(University of Pretoria, 2014)The core of South Africa tourism industry is based on wildlife tourism. Private game reserves and game farms which forms part of wildlife tourism constitute most of the wildlife products in South Africa. On these private ... -
Expectations versus experience - the Kruger National Park's interpretation services from a regional approach
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)The Kruger National Park's management currently neglects the importance of interpretation and, thus, the expectations of interpretation services mostly exceed the actual experience thereof. The aim of this article was thus ... -
Expenditure-based segmentation: a case analysis of attendees to a youth festival in South Africa
(Cognizant, LLC, 2016)This case analysis applies expenditure-based segmentation to the Samsung Rage Festival in South Africa, a major youth festival. Results reveal that that expenditure levels are associated with a number of socioeconomic as ... -
Experience-based typology of spectators at an international cricket sixes tournament
(University of Stellenbosch, 2016)This innovative research on managing and marketing team sport events was completed for the first time at an international Cricket Sixes tournament held in South Africa (SA). A visitor survey was conducted at SuperSport ... -
How deep are scuba divers’ pockets?
(IP Publishing Ltd, 2014-08)More than 60,000 divers annually visit Sodwana Bay in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, one of the world's top diving sites. A survey was conducted during March and April 2012 to identify factors that influence the spending ... -
How do mountain bikers and road cyclists differ?
(SA Association for Movement & Leisure Science, 2014)Limited research has focused on different types of cycling events and how these participants differ in terms of their socio-economic and behavioural profiles. This research attempts to fill the gap in the literature regarding ...
