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The significance of festivals to regional economies: measuring the economic value of the Grahamstown National Arts Festival in South Africa
(IT Publishing, 2011)
This paper estimates the economic value of South Africa's longest running national arts festival, the Grahamstown National Arts Festival in the Eastern Cape Province. The Eastern Cape is a middle-income province (6.6% of ...
The leisure and sport participation patterns of high school learners in Potchefstroom
(University of Stellenbosch, 2011)
Leisure and sport activities are thought to be developmentally important because it provides opportunities for skill development and the formation of social relationships during adolescence. Added to this the number and ...
A motivation based typology of open-water swimmers
(University of Stellenbosch, 2011)
People travel to destinations for different reasons and the same applies to sporting events. To fulfil the needs of athletes and ensure that the event remains competitive, it is important to understand the needs of different ...
Segmentation by genres: the case of Aardklop National Arts Festival
(Wiley, 2011)
The purpose of this study was to distinguish between genre supporters and non-genre supporters at the Aardklop National Arts Festival. This was done to determine genre supporters' individual needs and wants so that effective ...
The impact of hunting for biltong purposes on the SA economy
(University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, 2011)
The purpose of this article is to estimate the economic impact of biltong hunting in South Africa.
Motives for attending the Cultivaria Arts Festival
(University of Stellenbosch, 2011)
Festivals are becoming a key feature on the tourism calendar of many towns and cities. Cultivaria is one of South Africa’s newest arts festivals and is held at Paarl annually. The festival is one combining the arts, wine ...
Assimilation of tourism satellite accounts and applied general equilibrium models to inform tourism policy analysis
(IP Publishing, 2011)
Historically, tourism policy analysis in South Africa has posed challenges to accurate measurement. The primary reason for this is that tourism is not designated as an 'industry' in standard economic accounts. This paper ...
Key success factors of managing the Robertson Wine Festival
(Sun Media, Bloemfontein, 2011)
Abstract: Key success factors of managing the Robertson Wine Festival. The Robertson Wine Festival is one of South Africa’s largest wine festivals. The uniqueness of this wine festival is that it takes place on an existing ...
Travel motivations of tourists to selected marine destinations
(Wiley, 2011)
South Africa is well known for its favourable climate, wildlife and golden beaches. Adding to this, its long summers make its coastline (over 3500 km) even more attractive to tourists around the world, and so are transforming ...
Service elements influencing the emotions of visitors to an international airport
(African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 2014)
Emotions constitute a crucial element in understanding a service experience. When a service experience is evaluated by airport visitors, their evaluation is influenced by their emotional reactions. Furthermore, since ...