The early development of hotels in Johannesburg ca 1928-1963
- Authors: Rogerson, Jayne M.
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Hotels , Historical tourism , Johannesburg
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/279540 , uj:30021 , Citation: Rogerson, J.M. 2018. The early development of hotels in Johannesburg ca 1928-1963. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 7(4):1-16. , ISSN: 2223-814X
- Description: Abstract: Hotels attract a range of writings which are drawn from different disciplinary perspectives. The largest volume of literature is contributed by hospitality management scholars, is contemporary in focus and examines questions around the strategic management and day-to-day operations of hotels. The aim in this paper is to address the limited focus on historical aspects of hotels and tourism development. The analysis builds from a number of different historical documentary sources to review the establishment and character of hotels in Johannesburg from the late 1920s to 1963. The starting date for the analysis is the introduction of legislation which creates firm linkages of the South African hotel industry to liquor interests; the end date is the closure of Johannesburg’s most grand and iconic hotel. It is argued that historical research contributes a fresh dimension to hotel scholarship as well as providing a grounded understanding of the emergence and character of the local hotel industry.
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How African is the African Journal of Hospitality Tourism and Leisure? An analysis of publishing trends for the period 2011-2018
- Authors: Rogerson, Christian M. , Rogerson, Jayne M.
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Tourism , Hospitality and leisure journals , Publishing patterns
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://ujcontent.uj.ac.za8080/10210/387968 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/294107 , uj:31993 , Citation: Rogerson, C.M. & Rogerson, J.M. 2019. How African is the African Journal of Hospitality Tourism and Leisure? An analysis of publishing trends for the period 2011-2018. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 8(2):1-17. , ISSN: 2223-814X
- Description: Abstract: There is a subset of scholarship that relates to analysis of a particular discipline’s leading scholarly journals and their published articles. In the fields of tourism, hospitality and leisure is the appearance and rise of a body of international literature which examines variously the thematic contents, leading individual authors, institutions and citations of journals. In Africa only a limited literature exists about publishing in the field of tourism, hospitality and leisure. This paper offers an exploratory analysis of publishing and in particular of patterns of production and consumption of research articles in the African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure. Major attention is given to the African contribution to and of the journal. It is disclosed that the journal has expanded greatly in terms of its published output since 2014. Further, it has established a critical research focus on the tourism, hospitality and leisure sectors in Africa. Although the largest share of contributions are generated from and about South Africa the journal has a reach and impact beyond that country as indexed by the range of other African countries represented in the journal. Arguably, in terms of the consumption of published articles and research in the journal it is disconcerting to reveal the relatively high proportion of articles published in the journal which seemingly fail to attract any citations in other scholarship in the field of tourism, hospitality and leisure.
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The making of a ‘Big 5’ game reserve as an urban tourism destination : Dinokeng, South Africa
- Authors: Burton, Calum , Rogerson, Christian M. , Rogerson, Jayne M.
- Date: 2020
- Subjects: Urban tourism , Game reserve , Gauteng
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/460774 , uj:41015 , ISSN: 2223-814X , Citation: Burton, C., Rogerson, C.M. & Rogerson, J.M. (2020). The Making of a ‘Big 5’ Game Reserve as an Urban Tourism Destination: Dinokeng, South Africa. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 9(6):892-911. DOI: https://doi.org/10.46222/ajhtl.19770720-58
- Description: Abstract: Since 2000, against the background of chronically high levels of city unemployment and of the stagnation or rundown of the manufacturing sector, many urban governments across South Africa pivoted towards the building of competitive tourism economies as an anchor for local economic development, employment creation and small enterprise development. With the tourism sector being the most popular sectoral focus for local economic development programming in South Africa, the evolution of place-based development initiatives around tourism is a topic of policy relevance. This paper contributes to tourism scholarship concerning new product innovation and development for urban tourism in South Africa. It investigates the unfolding planning and challenges of a unique tourism development project for the creation of a ‘big 5’ game reserve located on the periphery of the country’s major metropolitan complex and economic hub, Gauteng province. The evolution of the project and the challenges of destination development are themes under scrutiny.
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‘In-Between’ Rural Tourism: Rethinking Rural Tourism Spaces for Policy Development in South Africa
- Authors: Rogerson, Christian M. , Rogerson, Jayne M.
- Date: 2021
- Subjects: Rural tourism policy , Rural tourism spaces , ‘In-between’ rural spaces
- Language: English
- Type: English
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/494783 , uj:44909 , Citation: Rogerson, C.M & Rogerson, J.M. (2021). In-Between’ Rural Tourism: Rethinking Rural Tourism Spaces for Policy Development in South Africa. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 10(4):1394-1413. DOI: https://doi.org/10.46222/ajhtl.19770720-169 , DOI: 10.46222/ajhtl.19770720-169 , ISSN: 2223-814X
- Description: Abstract: Rural tourism is the focus of major international scholarship. This paper contributes to policy debates about rural tourism in the Global South using the example of South Africa. Specifically, it points to a need for rethinking of rural tourism spaces for policy development in South Africa. Arguably, ‘rural spaces’ cannot be viewed homogeneously simply as places outside of cities; instead rural tourism spaces must be unpacked and differentiated. The South African case is of special interest in Global South scholarship because national government launched initiatives to prepare an appropriate rural tourism policy. It is argued that a spatially differentiated approach to rural tourism policy is useful and recommends as a starting point drawing upon best practice international research which identifies (at least) three different categories of rural space, namely fringe, exotic/remote and in-between rural spaces. Insight is provided of two examples of ‘in-between’ rural spaces in South Africa, namely Greater Giyani Local Municipality in Limpopo and Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality in Eastern Cape.
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