Conservation volunteer tourism in the Hartbeespoort region, South Africa : an exploratory study
- Authors: Van Tonder, Su-Marie , Hoogendoorn, Gijsbert , Block, Elizabeth
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Conservation , Volunteer tourism , Hartbeespoort
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://ujcontent.uj.ac.za8080/10210/363065 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/224856 , uj:22699 , Citation: Van Tonder, S., Hoogendoorn, G. & Block, E. 2017. Conservation volunteer tourism in the Hartbeespoort region, South Africa : an exploratory study. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 6(1):1-13. , ISSN: 2223-814X
- Description: Abstract: It is critical to promote the development and vigorous growth of responsible and on all levels sustainable tourism destinations. In general terms, travelling is increasingly a privilege and if tourism is handled responsibly, all the participants can benefit and enjoy immense privileges. Volunteer tourism remains under-researched topic in Africa and specifically South Africa. This research provides novel evidence from an exploratory study on conservation volunteer tourism in the Hartbeespoort region in the North-West Province of South Africa, to address the current paucity in research on this topic. This paper presents the main motivations of tourists for volunteering in conservation programmes, and the range of different volunteering projects available. Key points that emerged include the value that the tourists placed on their interaction with animals and developing personal awareness around environmental and conservation issues. Overall, conservation volunteer tourism has positive impacts, however a number of potential ethical problems are highlighted. The paper concludes highlighting a number of future research prospects.
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VFR travel and second homes tourism : the missing link?: the case of South Africa
- Authors: Rogerson, Christian M. , Hoogendoorn, Gijsbert
- Date: 2014
- Subjects: Visiting friends and relatives travel - South Africa , Travel - South Africa , Tourism - South Africa
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:5493 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/13614
- Description: Visiting friends and relatives (VFR) travel and second homes tourism as topics of investigations have seen an upsurge in international research over the past twenty years. However, rarely has the conceptual link between the two issues been explored at any great length. The purpose of this paper is to explore the nexus between VFR travel and second homes tourism with particular reference to the Global South. The case of South Africa provides the empirical context. It is revealed that VFR travel and second homes in South Africa must be understood in terms of two circuits. The first circuit, mainly of affluent whites, mirrors the experiences of the Global North with VFR travel linked to recreational second homes. The second circuit shows the experiences of the Global South where working class residents migrate between first and second homes through circular migration as a consequence of labour migration.
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Mapping fly-Fishing Tourism in Southern Africa
- Authors: Hoogendoorn, Gijsbert
- Date: 2016
- Subjects: Fly-Fishing , Southern Africa , Tourism
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/93536 , uj:20358 , Citation: Hoogendoorn, G. 2016. Mapping fly-Fishing Tourism in Southern Africa.
- Description: Abstract: Research on fly-fishing tourism within the Southern African context is under-explored. This paper will seek to investigate fly-fishing destinations sourced from the Federation of South African Fly Fishers guide to fly-fishing destinations in Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean (2010). In addition, this paper will map out the different fly-fishing destinations over Southern Africa for different fish species as well as infrastructural initiatives put in place to support this kind of tourism. This information is augmented by a number of personal in-depth interviews with key stakeholders in the Southern African fly-fishing industry. In closing, this paper will pose suggestions in terms of how fly-fishing tourism can be developed as a form of niche market tourism in the Southern African context and highlighting the challenges faced.
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