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Determinants of foreign direct investment in tourism : the case of Malawi
(2011)
Foreign Direct Investment, in spite of several challenges, is hailed as one of the
vehicles for economic development, especially in developing countries. In the
tourism industry, FDI brings much needed capital, technology, ...
The efficacy of social networks as marketing tools in the South African and Zimbabwean accommodation sector
(2015)
The advert of social media has transformed the way in which tourism businesses operate especially in the marketing of tourism services. One major tourism sector which has been influenced by social media is the accommodation ...
Developing a competitiveness model for South African National Parks
(2015)
The tourism industry is an extremely competitive industry which is mainly caused by the
ever changing needs of tourists. However, despite the constant change in tourist
behaviour, violent terrorist attacks on countries ...
A critical assessment of the culinary preferences of international tourists to South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)
Food consumption plays a vital role in shaping the tourist experience overall. It is estimated that tourists’ expenditure on food and their demand for culinary experiences around the globe are growing daily. The International ...
Developing a socio-economic driven business model for managing an urban national park
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)
Tourism has grown substantially as an economic and a social phenomenon over the past few decades. The issue of environmental sustainability cannot be separated from the issues relating to social and economic development. ...
Developing a new transformatory cultural tourism experience model
(2014)
The research question addressed by this thesis is: To what degree the results of the statistical
analysis will corroborate the main theoretical assumptions of the proposed theoretical model of
new authentic transformatory ...
The development of a tourism curriculum evaluation model for secondary schools
(North-West University, 2003)
Toerisme word vandag as een van die vinnig groeiende bedrywe in die wêreld
gesien. 'n Probleem wat Suid-Afrika egter in die oë staar word saamgevat deur SAT
(Suid-Afrika se Toerismeraad) wat beweer dat toerisme eerstens ...
Assessing key tour guide competences to co-create memorable tourism experiences
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)
Despite growing academic interest in memorable experiences, very limited research has examined how tourism frontline staff should be nurtured to become co-creators of memorable tourism experiences, particularly the tour ...
A service quality framework for the Botswana hospitality sector
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)
The aim of this study is to propose a service quality framework for the Botswana hospitality sector. This study was driven by a need to address the challenge of poor service quality currently being faced by the hospitality ...
The economic impact of the Wacky Wine Festival
(North-West University, 2012)
Literature indicates that events like a wine festival have many role players involved that need each other for them to be successful. The more role players there are, the more complex the event becomes, as in the case of ...