A decade of progress in African urban tourism scholarship
- Rogerson, Christian M., Visser, Gustav
- Authors: Rogerson, Christian M. , Visser, Gustav
- Date: 2014
- Subjects: Tourism - Africa , Urban tourism - Africa
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:5491 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/13612
- Description: This article introduces a theme issue of Urban Forum on the topic of urban tourism in Africa. A context is provided for the issue by an overview of key themes which have been represented in a decade of African urban tourism research. Although most extant research is on urban South Africa, there is an emerging literature on other African cities. The major themes of research have surrounded tourism and urban economic restructuring with the establishment of new products for leisure tourism; slum tourism and pro-poor tourism; the role of the accommodation sector; African cities as non-leisure destinations; and, informal sector tourism. It is argued that within the evolving international scholarship on urban tourism, aspects of African urban tourism research exhibit distinctive features and offer challenges to Northern conceptions of urban tourism and urban tourists.
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- Authors: Rogerson, Christian M. , Visser, Gustav
- Date: 2014
- Subjects: Tourism - Africa , Urban tourism - Africa
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:5491 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/13612
- Description: This article introduces a theme issue of Urban Forum on the topic of urban tourism in Africa. A context is provided for the issue by an overview of key themes which have been represented in a decade of African urban tourism research. Although most extant research is on urban South Africa, there is an emerging literature on other African cities. The major themes of research have surrounded tourism and urban economic restructuring with the establishment of new products for leisure tourism; slum tourism and pro-poor tourism; the role of the accommodation sector; African cities as non-leisure destinations; and, informal sector tourism. It is argued that within the evolving international scholarship on urban tourism, aspects of African urban tourism research exhibit distinctive features and offer challenges to Northern conceptions of urban tourism and urban tourists.
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Accommodation services for competitive tourism in Sub-Saharan Africa : historical evidence from Malawi
- Magombo, Alice, Rogerson, Christian M., Rogerson, Jayne M.
- Authors: Magombo, Alice , Rogerson, Christian M. , Rogerson, Jayne M.
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Tourism geography , Accommodation services , Competitiveness
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/244485 , uj:25281 , Citation: Magombo, A., Rogerson, C.M. and Rogerson, J.M., 2017: Accommodation services for competitive tourism in Sub-Saharan Africa: Historical evidence from Malawi. In: Biegańska, J. and Szymańska, D. editors, Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series, No. 38, Toruń: Nicolaus Copernicus University, pp. 73–92. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/bog-2017-0035
- Description: Abstract: The accommodation services sector is a vital underpinning of the competitiveness of destinations in especially emerging tourism regions of the global economy. Within the environment of Africa building the competitiveness of countries as tourism destinations is inseparable from the challenge of establishing a network of different forms of accommodation at competitive prices and internationally acceptable quality standards. This paper uses a longitudinal approach to analyse the development of the accommodation services sector in one African country – Malawi – which is scaling up its tourism industry. Using historical evidence the objective is to examine the unfolding evolution of accommodation services as a factor in enhancing tourism destination competitiveness. The chequered pathway followed in Malawi to building the country’s network of hotels and small-scale accommodation establishments is traced from the colonial period to post-independence developments. It is argued that in understanding the historical evolution of accommodation services policy re-orientations have been significant drivers of change.
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- Authors: Magombo, Alice , Rogerson, Christian M. , Rogerson, Jayne M.
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Tourism geography , Accommodation services , Competitiveness
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/244485 , uj:25281 , Citation: Magombo, A., Rogerson, C.M. and Rogerson, J.M., 2017: Accommodation services for competitive tourism in Sub-Saharan Africa: Historical evidence from Malawi. In: Biegańska, J. and Szymańska, D. editors, Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series, No. 38, Toruń: Nicolaus Copernicus University, pp. 73–92. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/bog-2017-0035
- Description: Abstract: The accommodation services sector is a vital underpinning of the competitiveness of destinations in especially emerging tourism regions of the global economy. Within the environment of Africa building the competitiveness of countries as tourism destinations is inseparable from the challenge of establishing a network of different forms of accommodation at competitive prices and internationally acceptable quality standards. This paper uses a longitudinal approach to analyse the development of the accommodation services sector in one African country – Malawi – which is scaling up its tourism industry. Using historical evidence the objective is to examine the unfolding evolution of accommodation services as a factor in enhancing tourism destination competitiveness. The chequered pathway followed in Malawi to building the country’s network of hotels and small-scale accommodation establishments is traced from the colonial period to post-independence developments. It is argued that in understanding the historical evolution of accommodation services policy re-orientations have been significant drivers of change.
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Africa’s capital cities : tourism research in search of capitalness
- Rogerson, Christian M., Rogerson, Jayne M.
- Authors: Rogerson, Christian M. , Rogerson, Jayne M.
- Date: 2021
- Subjects: Capital cities , Capitalness , Urban tourism
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/483461 , uj:43878 , Citation: Rogerson, C.M & Rogerson, J.M. (2021). Africa Africa’s Capital Cities: Tourism Research in Search of Capitalness. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 10(1):654-629. DOI: https://doi.org/10.46222/ajhtl.19770720-124
- Description: Abstract: Although African cities are significant tourism destinations scholarship on African tourism is rural biased. This paper centres on one aspect of the neglected urban tourism research agenda of Africa, namely the state of tourism research in Africa’s national capital cities. A review of extant research is conducted on tourism in Africa’s capital cities. It pinpoints an upturn of research over the past decade with a concentration of scholarly contributions on a small group of cities and with many capitals lacking any research on aspects of the local tourism industry. Prominent thematic foci in research on capital cities are tourism and planning related issues and the development and impacts of various forms of niche tourism, most commonly of heritage and culture. Only minimally represented in Africa literature is investigations of the role of ‘capitalness’ in defining and impacting the character of capital city tourism. Arguably, therefore, Africa’s capital cities provide the setting for examining a variety of issues in tourism and hospitality research albeit that ‘capital city tourism’ is scarcely evident in contemporary scholarship about urban Africa.
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- Authors: Rogerson, Christian M. , Rogerson, Jayne M.
- Date: 2021
- Subjects: Capital cities , Capitalness , Urban tourism
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/483461 , uj:43878 , Citation: Rogerson, C.M & Rogerson, J.M. (2021). Africa Africa’s Capital Cities: Tourism Research in Search of Capitalness. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 10(1):654-629. DOI: https://doi.org/10.46222/ajhtl.19770720-124
- Description: Abstract: Although African cities are significant tourism destinations scholarship on African tourism is rural biased. This paper centres on one aspect of the neglected urban tourism research agenda of Africa, namely the state of tourism research in Africa’s national capital cities. A review of extant research is conducted on tourism in Africa’s capital cities. It pinpoints an upturn of research over the past decade with a concentration of scholarly contributions on a small group of cities and with many capitals lacking any research on aspects of the local tourism industry. Prominent thematic foci in research on capital cities are tourism and planning related issues and the development and impacts of various forms of niche tourism, most commonly of heritage and culture. Only minimally represented in Africa literature is investigations of the role of ‘capitalness’ in defining and impacting the character of capital city tourism. Arguably, therefore, Africa’s capital cities provide the setting for examining a variety of issues in tourism and hospitality research albeit that ‘capital city tourism’ is scarcely evident in contemporary scholarship about urban Africa.
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Agritourism and local economic development in South Africa
- Rogerson, Christian M., Rogerson, Jayne M.
- Authors: Rogerson, Christian M. , Rogerson, Jayne M.
- Date: 2014
- Subjects: Agritourism - South Africa , Local economic development - South Africa , Economic development - South Africa
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:5494 , ISSN 1732–4254 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/13615
- Description: The role of tourism for local economic development (LED) is a topic of critical importance for geographers. In the case of South Africa tourism is a priority sector for national economic development. The significance of research issues around tourism and LED is underlined by the ‘developmental’ mandate of local governments. Although tourism has received attention in a growing body of LED writings on South Africa issues around agritourism so far have been overlooked. Agritourism represents an evolving form of rural tourism which is targeted at mainly urban consumers. Against the background of a review of international scholarship on agritourism this article explores its potential implications for LED planning in South Africa. A national audit of agritourism is presented which shows its uneven geographical distribution. Agritourism is of special significance for small town economic development in South Africa’s intermediate tourism spaces. Policy suggestions are offered for strengthening agritourism as a driver for LED in South Africa.
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- Authors: Rogerson, Christian M. , Rogerson, Jayne M.
- Date: 2014
- Subjects: Agritourism - South Africa , Local economic development - South Africa , Economic development - South Africa
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:5494 , ISSN 1732–4254 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/13615
- Description: The role of tourism for local economic development (LED) is a topic of critical importance for geographers. In the case of South Africa tourism is a priority sector for national economic development. The significance of research issues around tourism and LED is underlined by the ‘developmental’ mandate of local governments. Although tourism has received attention in a growing body of LED writings on South Africa issues around agritourism so far have been overlooked. Agritourism represents an evolving form of rural tourism which is targeted at mainly urban consumers. Against the background of a review of international scholarship on agritourism this article explores its potential implications for LED planning in South Africa. A national audit of agritourism is presented which shows its uneven geographical distribution. Agritourism is of special significance for small town economic development in South Africa’s intermediate tourism spaces. Policy suggestions are offered for strengthening agritourism as a driver for LED in South Africa.
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Black Economic Empowerment and South African Tourism : The Early Pioneers
- Sixaba, Zinzi, Rogerson, Christian M.
- Authors: Sixaba, Zinzi , Rogerson, Christian M.
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Black Economic Empowerment , Transformation , South African tourism industry
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/396269 , uj:32894 , Citation: Sixaba, Z. & Rogerson, C.M. 2019. Black Economic Empowerment and South African Tourism: The Early Pioneers. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 8(4):1-10. , ISSN: 2223-814X
- Description: Abstract: The question of Black Economic Empowerment and redressing racial economic balances in South Africa has been a major policy theme since democratic transition in 1994. Amongst many sectors impacted by empowerment and transformation initiatives tourism has been prominent. National government has introduced a series of policy measures seeking to expand Black participation in the national tourism industry. A growing scholarship exists on this issue. It is argued that historical research contributes a fresh perspective on debates relating to Black Economic Empowerment and transformation of South Africa’s tourism industry. Using archival source material the article highlights the activities of two pioneer Black entrepreneurs whose involvement in the tourism industry of South Africa stretches back to the 19th century. It is recommended that further historical investigations are merited concerning issues around Black entrepreneurship in South Africa’s tourism industry prior to the implementation of transformation initiatives.
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- Authors: Sixaba, Zinzi , Rogerson, Christian M.
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Black Economic Empowerment , Transformation , South African tourism industry
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/396269 , uj:32894 , Citation: Sixaba, Z. & Rogerson, C.M. 2019. Black Economic Empowerment and South African Tourism: The Early Pioneers. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 8(4):1-10. , ISSN: 2223-814X
- Description: Abstract: The question of Black Economic Empowerment and redressing racial economic balances in South Africa has been a major policy theme since democratic transition in 1994. Amongst many sectors impacted by empowerment and transformation initiatives tourism has been prominent. National government has introduced a series of policy measures seeking to expand Black participation in the national tourism industry. A growing scholarship exists on this issue. It is argued that historical research contributes a fresh perspective on debates relating to Black Economic Empowerment and transformation of South Africa’s tourism industry. Using archival source material the article highlights the activities of two pioneer Black entrepreneurs whose involvement in the tourism industry of South Africa stretches back to the 19th century. It is recommended that further historical investigations are merited concerning issues around Black entrepreneurship in South Africa’s tourism industry prior to the implementation of transformation initiatives.
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Business incubation for tourism SMME development : international and South African experience
- Authors: Rogerson, Christian M.
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: SMME development , Business incubation , Tourism business incubators
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/227077 , uj:22973 , Citation: Rogerson, C.M. 2017. Business incubation for tourism SMME development : international and South African experience. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 6(2):1-13. , ISSN: 2223-814X
- Description: Abstract: In terms of SMME development support programmes there is an increasing international focus on business incubation. Although its definition is contested the essence of business incubation is enhancing the survival of growth-oriented early-stage enterprises. Traditionally, the sectoral focus of business incubation has been upon ICT enterprises, high-tech, manufacturing and even agribusinesses. Service-sector enterprises have emerged in some countries as a new focus for business incubation. It is observed that alongside cultural and creative industries that business incubation is extended into the tourism sector. Business incubation is therefore an additional tool for tourism SMME support. Currently, most tourism business incubators are found in USA and Europe. In South Africa, however, there has occurred the launch of dedicated business incubators to support tourism entrepreneurs. These initiatives for tourism SMME support merit further scholarly attention.
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- Authors: Rogerson, Christian M.
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: SMME development , Business incubation , Tourism business incubators
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/227077 , uj:22973 , Citation: Rogerson, C.M. 2017. Business incubation for tourism SMME development : international and South African experience. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 6(2):1-13. , ISSN: 2223-814X
- Description: Abstract: In terms of SMME development support programmes there is an increasing international focus on business incubation. Although its definition is contested the essence of business incubation is enhancing the survival of growth-oriented early-stage enterprises. Traditionally, the sectoral focus of business incubation has been upon ICT enterprises, high-tech, manufacturing and even agribusinesses. Service-sector enterprises have emerged in some countries as a new focus for business incubation. It is observed that alongside cultural and creative industries that business incubation is extended into the tourism sector. Business incubation is therefore an additional tool for tourism SMME support. Currently, most tourism business incubators are found in USA and Europe. In South Africa, however, there has occurred the launch of dedicated business incubators to support tourism entrepreneurs. These initiatives for tourism SMME support merit further scholarly attention.
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Business tourism under apartheid : the historical development of South Africa’s conference industry
- Authors: Rogerson, Christian M.
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Business tourism , MICE tourism , Conferences
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/294065 , uj:31987 , Citation: Rogerson, C.M. 2019. Business tourism under apartheid : the historical development of South Africa’s conference industry. Urbani izziv, 30. DOI: 10.5379/urbani-izziv-en-2019-30-supplement-006
- Description: Abstract: Conference tourism as part of MICE tourism has attracted a growing international literature. It is argued existing scholarship is overwhelmingly ‘present-minded’ and that historical issues relating to the conference industry often are overlooked. Using historical documentary sources and industry press, this paper examines the evolution of conference tourism in South Africa from the early 1960s to the period of the country’s democratic transition in 1994. Under apartheid, conference tourism was primarily a domestic affair, lacked professionalism and quality infrastructure in terms of dedicated proposed built conference venues. By 1994 whilst the country’s conference industry did not have any global standard facilities, the planning for such convention centres was in process in the country’s three major cities.
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- Authors: Rogerson, Christian M.
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Business tourism , MICE tourism , Conferences
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/294065 , uj:31987 , Citation: Rogerson, C.M. 2019. Business tourism under apartheid : the historical development of South Africa’s conference industry. Urbani izziv, 30. DOI: 10.5379/urbani-izziv-en-2019-30-supplement-006
- Description: Abstract: Conference tourism as part of MICE tourism has attracted a growing international literature. It is argued existing scholarship is overwhelmingly ‘present-minded’ and that historical issues relating to the conference industry often are overlooked. Using historical documentary sources and industry press, this paper examines the evolution of conference tourism in South Africa from the early 1960s to the period of the country’s democratic transition in 1994. Under apartheid, conference tourism was primarily a domestic affair, lacked professionalism and quality infrastructure in terms of dedicated proposed built conference venues. By 1994 whilst the country’s conference industry did not have any global standard facilities, the planning for such convention centres was in process in the country’s three major cities.
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Climate therapy and the development of South Africa as a health resort, c.1850-1910
- Rogerson, Christian M., Rogerson, Jayne M.
- Authors: Rogerson, Christian M. , Rogerson, Jayne M.
- Date: 2021
- Subjects: Historical tourism research , Health resorts , Climate therapy
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/483437 , uj:43875 , Citation: Rogerson, C.M. Rogerson, J.M. (2021). Climate therapy and the development of South Africa as a health resort, c.1850- 1910. Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series, 52(52): 111-121. DOI: http://doi.org/10.2478/bog-2021-0017
- Description: Abstract: Historical research is undeveloped concerning tourism in sub-Saharan Africa. This research contributes to scholarship about the history of tourism for climate and health. In South Africa the beginnings of international tourism are associated with its emergence as a health resort and to climate therapy. Using archival sources an analysis is undertaken of the factors that influenced the emergence of South Africa as a health destination during the 19th century. Climate therapy was of particular interest for the treatment of consumption or tuberculosis. Arguably, the perceived therapeutic regenerative qualities of South Africa’s climate became a driver for the development of a form of international tourism that pre-dated the country’s emergence as a leisure tourism destination.
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- Authors: Rogerson, Christian M. , Rogerson, Jayne M.
- Date: 2021
- Subjects: Historical tourism research , Health resorts , Climate therapy
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/483437 , uj:43875 , Citation: Rogerson, C.M. Rogerson, J.M. (2021). Climate therapy and the development of South Africa as a health resort, c.1850- 1910. Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series, 52(52): 111-121. DOI: http://doi.org/10.2478/bog-2021-0017
- Description: Abstract: Historical research is undeveloped concerning tourism in sub-Saharan Africa. This research contributes to scholarship about the history of tourism for climate and health. In South Africa the beginnings of international tourism are associated with its emergence as a health resort and to climate therapy. Using archival sources an analysis is undertaken of the factors that influenced the emergence of South Africa as a health destination during the 19th century. Climate therapy was of particular interest for the treatment of consumption or tuberculosis. Arguably, the perceived therapeutic regenerative qualities of South Africa’s climate became a driver for the development of a form of international tourism that pre-dated the country’s emergence as a leisure tourism destination.
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Coastal tourism and climate change : risk perceptions of tourism stakeholders in South Africa’s garden route
- Pandy, Wayde R., Rogerson, Christian M.
- Authors: Pandy, Wayde R. , Rogerson, Christian M.
- Date: 2021
- Subjects: Coastal tourism , Climate change , Risk perception
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/483445 , uj:43876 , Citation: Pandy, W.R. & Rogerson, C.M. 2021. Coastal tourism and climate change : risk perceptions of tourism stakeholders in South Africa’s garden route.
- Description: Abstract: Coastal tourism destinations are highly vulnerable to the ramifications of climate change. Research conducted in South Africa has identified the potential losses associated with climate change on beach or coastal environments as one of the largest concerns for the tourism industry. In addressing the challenge of climate change a critical research issue is advancing our understanding of the risk perceptions of tourism stakeholders. The aim is to investigate risk perceptions of business stakeholders towards climate change impacts in one of South Africa’s leading coastal destinations, the Garden Route District Municipality in Western Cape province. The results are analysed from 30 qualitative interviews conducted with tourism business owners and managers. Four core themes were scrutinised, namely awareness of climate change, perceptions of the potential climate change risks, the prioritisation of climate change as compared to other business risks, and greening and adaptive measures pursued by businesses. Overall, climate change is not considered as a major issue for tourism businesses in the Garden Route especially as compared to the immediate or pressing challenges relating to marketing, infrastructural deficits, government regulations and local human resource development for tourism. This conclusion raises significant concerns for the resilience of coastal tourism destinations and local economic development futures in South Africa.
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- Authors: Pandy, Wayde R. , Rogerson, Christian M.
- Date: 2021
- Subjects: Coastal tourism , Climate change , Risk perception
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/483445 , uj:43876 , Citation: Pandy, W.R. & Rogerson, C.M. 2021. Coastal tourism and climate change : risk perceptions of tourism stakeholders in South Africa’s garden route.
- Description: Abstract: Coastal tourism destinations are highly vulnerable to the ramifications of climate change. Research conducted in South Africa has identified the potential losses associated with climate change on beach or coastal environments as one of the largest concerns for the tourism industry. In addressing the challenge of climate change a critical research issue is advancing our understanding of the risk perceptions of tourism stakeholders. The aim is to investigate risk perceptions of business stakeholders towards climate change impacts in one of South Africa’s leading coastal destinations, the Garden Route District Municipality in Western Cape province. The results are analysed from 30 qualitative interviews conducted with tourism business owners and managers. Four core themes were scrutinised, namely awareness of climate change, perceptions of the potential climate change risks, the prioritisation of climate change as compared to other business risks, and greening and adaptive measures pursued by businesses. Overall, climate change is not considered as a major issue for tourism businesses in the Garden Route especially as compared to the immediate or pressing challenges relating to marketing, infrastructural deficits, government regulations and local human resource development for tourism. This conclusion raises significant concerns for the resilience of coastal tourism destinations and local economic development futures in South Africa.
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COVID-19 and changing tourism demand : research review and policy implications for South Africa
- Rogerson, Christian M., Rogerson, Jayne M.
- Authors: Rogerson, Christian M. , Rogerson, Jayne M.
- Date: 2021
- Subjects: COVID-19 , Tourism demand , Tourism psyche
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/483450 , uj:43877 , Citation: Rogerson, C.M & Rogerson, J.M. (2021). COVID-19 and Changing Tourism Demand: Research Review and Policy Implications for South Africa. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 10(1): 1-21. DOI: https://doi.org/10.46222/ajhtl.19770720-83
- Description: Abstract: The tourism sector in South Africa has experienced the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and in response national government is charting initiatives for a recovery plan. In common with other countries the promotion of domestic tourism is a core focus. Arguably, the magnitude of the pandemic will reshape existing patterns of tourism demand and supply which need to be understood and researched for designing appropriate policy interventions. Against the backcloth of the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for recovery strategies, and the increasing focus on domestic tourism, the aim in this article is to interrogate COVID-19 impacts on the demand-side of tourism looking at changes in consumer demand and of intentions to travel. A desk top review is conducted of research produced by national governments, international organisations and of academic surveys completed in over 20 countries. The research findings are discussed in four themes, namely, (1) risk perceptions and the new tourism psyche; (2) travel intentions and changing mobilities; (3) travel intentions and changing patterns of demand; and, (4) the contactless economy and ‘untact’ tourism. The paper concludes with eight sets of policy recommendations for South Africa.
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- Authors: Rogerson, Christian M. , Rogerson, Jayne M.
- Date: 2021
- Subjects: COVID-19 , Tourism demand , Tourism psyche
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/483450 , uj:43877 , Citation: Rogerson, C.M & Rogerson, J.M. (2021). COVID-19 and Changing Tourism Demand: Research Review and Policy Implications for South Africa. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 10(1): 1-21. DOI: https://doi.org/10.46222/ajhtl.19770720-83
- Description: Abstract: The tourism sector in South Africa has experienced the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and in response national government is charting initiatives for a recovery plan. In common with other countries the promotion of domestic tourism is a core focus. Arguably, the magnitude of the pandemic will reshape existing patterns of tourism demand and supply which need to be understood and researched for designing appropriate policy interventions. Against the backcloth of the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for recovery strategies, and the increasing focus on domestic tourism, the aim in this article is to interrogate COVID-19 impacts on the demand-side of tourism looking at changes in consumer demand and of intentions to travel. A desk top review is conducted of research produced by national governments, international organisations and of academic surveys completed in over 20 countries. The research findings are discussed in four themes, namely, (1) risk perceptions and the new tourism psyche; (2) travel intentions and changing mobilities; (3) travel intentions and changing patterns of demand; and, (4) the contactless economy and ‘untact’ tourism. The paper concludes with eight sets of policy recommendations for South Africa.
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Covid-19 and local business responses : evidence from South Africa’s most tourism-dependent locality
- Rogerson, Jayne M., Lekgau, Refiloe J., Mashapa, Matilda M., Rogerson, Christian M.
- Authors: Rogerson, Jayne M. , Lekgau, Refiloe J. , Mashapa, Matilda M. , Rogerson, Christian M.
- Date: 2021
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/483502 , uj:43883 , Citation: Rogerson, J.M., Lekgau, R.J., Mashapa, M.M & Rogerson, C.M. (2021).Covid-19 and Local Business Responses: Evidence from South Africa’s most Tourism-Dependent Locality. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 10(1): 388-405. DOI: https://doi.org/10.46222/ajhtl.19770720-107
- Description: Abstract: In emerging tourism scholarship around COVID-19 one of the major clusters of research surrounds issues of adaptation. Tourism businesses are compelled to adapt to shifts in consumer demand as well as government regulatory changes. The objective in this paper is to investigate the responses and adaptations to the impacts of COVID-19 of tourism businesses in South Africa’s most tourism-dependent locality. The research reports on 20 qualitative interviews undertaken with a cross-section of tourism enterprises in Bela-Bela Local Municipality, Limpopo province, which is overwhelmingly oriented towards the market of domestic tourism. Major results are local businesses are financially negatively impacted by the subdued nature of domestic leisure travel together with the near total collapse of business travel as well as the imperative to conform to new COVID-19 safety and health protocols. Adaptive responses have included downsizing of businesses, including worker retrenchments, price-cutting, limited initiatives towards product diversification, energetic social media marketing and repurposing of properties. Key challenges for Bela-Bela tourism enterprises relate to immediate financial issues and most especially in the context that minimal support has been provided by national government to assist their business survival. Future business prospects are not viewed favourably such that business closures and a hollowing out of the tourism enterprise base accompanying job losses in tourism appear inevitable.
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Covid-19 and local business responses : evidence from South Africa’s most tourism-dependent locality
- Authors: Rogerson, Jayne M. , Lekgau, Refiloe J. , Mashapa, Matilda M. , Rogerson, Christian M.
- Date: 2021
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/483502 , uj:43883 , Citation: Rogerson, J.M., Lekgau, R.J., Mashapa, M.M & Rogerson, C.M. (2021).Covid-19 and Local Business Responses: Evidence from South Africa’s most Tourism-Dependent Locality. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 10(1): 388-405. DOI: https://doi.org/10.46222/ajhtl.19770720-107
- Description: Abstract: In emerging tourism scholarship around COVID-19 one of the major clusters of research surrounds issues of adaptation. Tourism businesses are compelled to adapt to shifts in consumer demand as well as government regulatory changes. The objective in this paper is to investigate the responses and adaptations to the impacts of COVID-19 of tourism businesses in South Africa’s most tourism-dependent locality. The research reports on 20 qualitative interviews undertaken with a cross-section of tourism enterprises in Bela-Bela Local Municipality, Limpopo province, which is overwhelmingly oriented towards the market of domestic tourism. Major results are local businesses are financially negatively impacted by the subdued nature of domestic leisure travel together with the near total collapse of business travel as well as the imperative to conform to new COVID-19 safety and health protocols. Adaptive responses have included downsizing of businesses, including worker retrenchments, price-cutting, limited initiatives towards product diversification, energetic social media marketing and repurposing of properties. Key challenges for Bela-Bela tourism enterprises relate to immediate financial issues and most especially in the context that minimal support has been provided by national government to assist their business survival. Future business prospects are not viewed favourably such that business closures and a hollowing out of the tourism enterprise base accompanying job losses in tourism appear inevitable.
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COVID-19 and tourism spaces of vulnerability in South Africa
- Rogerson, Christian M., Rogerson, Jayne M.
- Authors: Rogerson, Christian M. , Rogerson, Jayne M.
- Date: 2020
- Subjects: Geographical impacts , Local governments , Spatial perspective
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/453403 , uj:40028 , Citation: Rogerson, C.M & Rogerson J.M. (2020). COVID-19 and Tourism Spaces of Vulnerability in South Africa. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 9(4):382-401. DOI: https://doi.org/10.46222/ajhtl.19770720-26
- Description: Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic will exert a devastating and destructive impact on the South African tourism economy with its ramifications felt countrywide. Nevertheless, the negative local impacts of the pandemic will be particularly harsh for those parts of South Africa where tourism is a critical sector in the local economy. The objective in this article is to identify the tourism spaces of vulnerability in South Africa. Use is made of the IHS Global Insight data base for 2016 to analyse at a local authority scale the most vulnerable localities to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Indicators used to isolate tourism spaces of vulnerability are total tourism spend; tourism spend as a proportion of local GDP; domestic and international tourism (trips and bednights); and, leisure, business and VFR (visiting friends and relatives) travel. The analysis discloses those local authorities that are the most vulnerable to the downturn/collapse of tourism as a whole as well as to the hollowing out of specific forms of tourism, namely domestic as opposed to international travel, leisure as opposed to business or VFR travel.
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- Authors: Rogerson, Christian M. , Rogerson, Jayne M.
- Date: 2020
- Subjects: Geographical impacts , Local governments , Spatial perspective
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/453403 , uj:40028 , Citation: Rogerson, C.M & Rogerson J.M. (2020). COVID-19 and Tourism Spaces of Vulnerability in South Africa. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 9(4):382-401. DOI: https://doi.org/10.46222/ajhtl.19770720-26
- Description: Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic will exert a devastating and destructive impact on the South African tourism economy with its ramifications felt countrywide. Nevertheless, the negative local impacts of the pandemic will be particularly harsh for those parts of South Africa where tourism is a critical sector in the local economy. The objective in this article is to identify the tourism spaces of vulnerability in South Africa. Use is made of the IHS Global Insight data base for 2016 to analyse at a local authority scale the most vulnerable localities to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Indicators used to isolate tourism spaces of vulnerability are total tourism spend; tourism spend as a proportion of local GDP; domestic and international tourism (trips and bednights); and, leisure, business and VFR (visiting friends and relatives) travel. The analysis discloses those local authorities that are the most vulnerable to the downturn/collapse of tourism as a whole as well as to the hollowing out of specific forms of tourism, namely domestic as opposed to international travel, leisure as opposed to business or VFR travel.
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Creative industries in Central Johannesburg : entrepreneurs, organisation and locational choice
- Gregory, James J., Rogerson, Christian M.
- Authors: Gregory, James J. , Rogerson, Christian M.
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Creative industries , Entrepreneurship , Business organisation
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/281327 , uj:30273 , Citation: Gregory, J.J. & Rogerson, C.M. 2018. Creative industries in Central Johannesburg : entrepreneurs, organisation and locational choice. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 7(4):1-13. , ISSN: 2223-814X
- Description: Abstract: The sector of creative industries is attracting growing international attention for its economic potential and especially its contribution to the rejuvenation of declining localities and spaces. In South Africa an understanding of creative industries is critical to inform policy analysis at both the national and sub-national scales of analysis. The objective in this paper is to contribute to the small existing body of literature on creative industries in South Africa by examining the directions followed by creative industry entrepreneurs who have established businesses in central Johannesburg. The specific task is to investigate the characteristics of creative entrepreneurs, their business organisation and location choice. The results show an expanding and dynamic community of passionate creative entrepreneurs who are choosing to operate their businesses in particular parts of Central Johannesburg on the grounds of its accessibility, diversity, affordability and increasing trendiness. The key issues and challenges about locating in Central Johannesburg need to be understood by policy-makers and planners in terms of crafting and maintaining a favourable business environment for the continued establishment and expansion of creative enterprises therein.
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- Authors: Gregory, James J. , Rogerson, Christian M.
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Creative industries , Entrepreneurship , Business organisation
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/281327 , uj:30273 , Citation: Gregory, J.J. & Rogerson, C.M. 2018. Creative industries in Central Johannesburg : entrepreneurs, organisation and locational choice. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 7(4):1-13. , ISSN: 2223-814X
- Description: Abstract: The sector of creative industries is attracting growing international attention for its economic potential and especially its contribution to the rejuvenation of declining localities and spaces. In South Africa an understanding of creative industries is critical to inform policy analysis at both the national and sub-national scales of analysis. The objective in this paper is to contribute to the small existing body of literature on creative industries in South Africa by examining the directions followed by creative industry entrepreneurs who have established businesses in central Johannesburg. The specific task is to investigate the characteristics of creative entrepreneurs, their business organisation and location choice. The results show an expanding and dynamic community of passionate creative entrepreneurs who are choosing to operate their businesses in particular parts of Central Johannesburg on the grounds of its accessibility, diversity, affordability and increasing trendiness. The key issues and challenges about locating in Central Johannesburg need to be understood by policy-makers and planners in terms of crafting and maintaining a favourable business environment for the continued establishment and expansion of creative enterprises therein.
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Emergent planning for South Africa’s blue economy : evidence from coastal and marine tourism
- Rogerson, Christian M., Rogerson, Jayne M.
- Authors: Rogerson, Christian M. , Rogerson, Jayne M.
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Blue economy , Special planning , Operation Phakisa
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/294051 , uj:31985 , Citation: Rogerson, C.M. & Rogerson, J.M. 2019. Emergent planning for South Africa’s blue economy : evidence from coastal and marine tourism. Urbani izziv, 30. DOI: 10.5379/urbani-izziv-en-2019-30-supplement-002
- Description: Abstract: Ocean-based industries are in focus in terms of expanding debates and planning around the blue economy. Against this backdrop the objective in this paper is to examine contemporary directions in South Africa concerning planning for the blue economy as a whole and more specifically for the sector of coastal and marine tourism. Using documentary analysis of official planning and strategic documents, South Africa’s blue economy strategy, which is titled ‘Operation Phakisa’, is unpacked and critiqued. Attention shifts to examine current directions and challenges of unfolding planning for the expanded development of coastal and marine tourism in South Africa. It is shown that uneven spatial development characterises the existing coastal tourism economy. Arguably, tourism planning is linked to Operation Phakisa which is being challenged for a number of shortcomings, most importantly for prioritising investment attraction and economic growth stimulation over issues about the conservation of maritime resources.
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- Authors: Rogerson, Christian M. , Rogerson, Jayne M.
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Blue economy , Special planning , Operation Phakisa
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/294051 , uj:31985 , Citation: Rogerson, C.M. & Rogerson, J.M. 2019. Emergent planning for South Africa’s blue economy : evidence from coastal and marine tourism. Urbani izziv, 30. DOI: 10.5379/urbani-izziv-en-2019-30-supplement-002
- Description: Abstract: Ocean-based industries are in focus in terms of expanding debates and planning around the blue economy. Against this backdrop the objective in this paper is to examine contemporary directions in South Africa concerning planning for the blue economy as a whole and more specifically for the sector of coastal and marine tourism. Using documentary analysis of official planning and strategic documents, South Africa’s blue economy strategy, which is titled ‘Operation Phakisa’, is unpacked and critiqued. Attention shifts to examine current directions and challenges of unfolding planning for the expanded development of coastal and marine tourism in South Africa. It is shown that uneven spatial development characterises the existing coastal tourism economy. Arguably, tourism planning is linked to Operation Phakisa which is being challenged for a number of shortcomings, most importantly for prioritising investment attraction and economic growth stimulation over issues about the conservation of maritime resources.
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FIFA World Cup 2010 : implications for and effects on the entrepreneurial performance of South Africa’s informal sector
- Venter, Robert B., Rogerson, Christian M., Semens, Anna, Myres, Kerrin
- Authors: Venter, Robert B. , Rogerson, Christian M. , Semens, Anna , Myres, Kerrin
- Date: 2012
- Subjects: FIFA World Cup 2010 , Entrepreneurship - South Africa , Informal sector - South Africa
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:5897 , ISSN 1993-8233 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/8016
- Description: It is well established that so called ‘mega events’ have a marked impact on the socio-economic trajectory of a host nation. Research on the merits of mega- events is fairly substantial, and indeed, derived implications for entrepreneurship in a host country are a recurring theme. Yet, little has been done to investigate the potential impact of these events on the entrepreneurial performance of the informal sector. The informal sector is a significant contributor to employment and to the South African economy and shown to exhibit strong entrepreneurial potential. As such, it provides fertile grounds for research. This paper reflects on the FIFA 2010 world cup as catalyst for entrepreneurial activity in Johannesburg’s informal sector. Associated issues of ambush marketing and perceptions of legalities, formalities, and barriers related to the organisation of the world cup are investigated.
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- Authors: Venter, Robert B. , Rogerson, Christian M. , Semens, Anna , Myres, Kerrin
- Date: 2012
- Subjects: FIFA World Cup 2010 , Entrepreneurship - South Africa , Informal sector - South Africa
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:5897 , ISSN 1993-8233 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/8016
- Description: It is well established that so called ‘mega events’ have a marked impact on the socio-economic trajectory of a host nation. Research on the merits of mega- events is fairly substantial, and indeed, derived implications for entrepreneurship in a host country are a recurring theme. Yet, little has been done to investigate the potential impact of these events on the entrepreneurial performance of the informal sector. The informal sector is a significant contributor to employment and to the South African economy and shown to exhibit strong entrepreneurial potential. As such, it provides fertile grounds for research. This paper reflects on the FIFA 2010 world cup as catalyst for entrepreneurial activity in Johannesburg’s informal sector. Associated issues of ambush marketing and perceptions of legalities, formalities, and barriers related to the organisation of the world cup are investigated.
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Historical urban tourism : developmental challenges in Johannesburg 1920-1950
- Rogerson, Christian M., Rogerson, Jayne M.
- Authors: Rogerson, Christian M. , Rogerson, Jayne M.
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Urban tourism , Historical urban tourism , Tourism infrastructure
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/294068 , uj:31988 , Citation: Rogerson, C. & Rogerson, J.M. 2019. Historical urban tourism : developmental challenges in Johannesburg 1920-1950. Urbani izziv, 30. DOI: 10.5379/urbani-izziv-en-2019-30-supplement-008
- Description: Abstract: Over the past decade there has been considerable growth and maturation of research concerning contemporary urban tourism. Tourism in major cities is not a new phenomenon rather it has existed from the earliest times of civilization following the birth of cities. The historical development of cities as tourist destinations has remained little investigated as urban tourism research is overwhelmingly ‘present-minded’. This paper addresses the neglect of historical studies in urban tourism. Using archival sources an investigation is undertaken of the early development of tourism in Johannesburg, South Africa’s largest city, which evolved from a gold mining camp established in 1886. The analysis focuses on the period from 1920 when the first tourism promotional activities were initiated to 1950 when national government enacted the Group Areas Act which began the radical reshaping of tourism in South Africa under the influence of apartheid legislation. In the formative years of urban tourism in Johannesburg between 1920 and 1950 two key overarching challenges are identified. These are the challenges of identifying and promoting the city’s tourism assets and of the building of a competitive infrastructure for tourism development, most notably in terms of the hotel accommodation sector.
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- Authors: Rogerson, Christian M. , Rogerson, Jayne M.
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Urban tourism , Historical urban tourism , Tourism infrastructure
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/294068 , uj:31988 , Citation: Rogerson, C. & Rogerson, J.M. 2019. Historical urban tourism : developmental challenges in Johannesburg 1920-1950. Urbani izziv, 30. DOI: 10.5379/urbani-izziv-en-2019-30-supplement-008
- Description: Abstract: Over the past decade there has been considerable growth and maturation of research concerning contemporary urban tourism. Tourism in major cities is not a new phenomenon rather it has existed from the earliest times of civilization following the birth of cities. The historical development of cities as tourist destinations has remained little investigated as urban tourism research is overwhelmingly ‘present-minded’. This paper addresses the neglect of historical studies in urban tourism. Using archival sources an investigation is undertaken of the early development of tourism in Johannesburg, South Africa’s largest city, which evolved from a gold mining camp established in 1886. The analysis focuses on the period from 1920 when the first tourism promotional activities were initiated to 1950 when national government enacted the Group Areas Act which began the radical reshaping of tourism in South Africa under the influence of apartheid legislation. In the formative years of urban tourism in Johannesburg between 1920 and 1950 two key overarching challenges are identified. These are the challenges of identifying and promoting the city’s tourism assets and of the building of a competitive infrastructure for tourism development, most notably in terms of the hotel accommodation sector.
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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
- Rogerson, Christian M., Rogerson, Jayne M.
- 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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- 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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Informal sector city tourism : cross-border shoppers in Johannesburg
- Authors: Rogerson, Christian M.
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Informal sector tourism , Business tourism , Migrant entrepreneurs
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://ujcontent.uj.ac.za8080/10210/376993 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/269112 , uj:28584 , Citation: Rogerson, C. M. (2018). Informal sector city tourism : cross-border shoppers in Johannesburg. GeoJournal of Tourism and Geosites, 22(2), 372–387. https://doi.org/10.30892/gtg.22210-297
- Description: Abstract: Informality is a distinguishing trait of economic life across much of the global South. In terms of the tourism sector several researchers examine the informal sector of leisure tourism. In this article the aim is to focus upon business tourism and more specifically the segment of informal sector business tourism. The growth of informal sector business tourism is particularly important in sub-Saharan Africa. An analysis is undertaken of recent research on South Africa’s major city of Johanesburg where the importance of informal sector business tourism is demonstrated. The results show Johannesburg is the focus for transnational entrepreneurship in the form of the growth of cross-border shopping. The organisation of this manifestation of informal business tourism, the nature of its participants and business challenges form the focus of discussion. It is argued that despite many benefits that flow to the city of Johannesburg from informal sector of business tourism the local state has yet to fully acknowledge the multiple positive impacts of these international visitors upon the urban economy and plan to accommodate the needs of cross-border shoppers.
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- Authors: Rogerson, Christian M.
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Informal sector tourism , Business tourism , Migrant entrepreneurs
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://ujcontent.uj.ac.za8080/10210/376993 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/269112 , uj:28584 , Citation: Rogerson, C. M. (2018). Informal sector city tourism : cross-border shoppers in Johannesburg. GeoJournal of Tourism and Geosites, 22(2), 372–387. https://doi.org/10.30892/gtg.22210-297
- Description: Abstract: Informality is a distinguishing trait of economic life across much of the global South. In terms of the tourism sector several researchers examine the informal sector of leisure tourism. In this article the aim is to focus upon business tourism and more specifically the segment of informal sector business tourism. The growth of informal sector business tourism is particularly important in sub-Saharan Africa. An analysis is undertaken of recent research on South Africa’s major city of Johanesburg where the importance of informal sector business tourism is demonstrated. The results show Johannesburg is the focus for transnational entrepreneurship in the form of the growth of cross-border shopping. The organisation of this manifestation of informal business tourism, the nature of its participants and business challenges form the focus of discussion. It is argued that despite many benefits that flow to the city of Johannesburg from informal sector of business tourism the local state has yet to fully acknowledge the multiple positive impacts of these international visitors upon the urban economy and plan to accommodate the needs of cross-border shoppers.
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Innovation-driven local economic development : in search of best practice implementation for South Africa
- Authors: Rogerson, Christian M.
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Local economic development , Innovation , South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/277093 , uj:29678 , Citation: Rogerson, C.R. 2018. Innovation-driven local economic development : in search of best practice implementation for South Africa. E u r o E c o n o m i c a, 1(37):21-34. , ISSN: 1582-8859
- Description: Abstract: The aim of this study is to investigate best practice implementation frameworks for the implementation of innovation-driven local economic development in South Africa. Local economic development planning is a critical aspect of the development landscape in South Africa. The most recent national framework is strongly influenced by interventions made by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) which has positioned innovation at the heart of development planning. The international experience concerning the challenges and implementation of innovation-led strategies was analysed through a literature survey. The material collected was extracted both from academic sources and from the policy works of a range of international development agencies. The results show an increasing convergence in perspectives concerning implementation frameworks around the need for a stage-based or evolutionary approach and that policies should be highly selective in terms of “entry points” or interventions. In moving forward with the South African agenda for innovation-driven local economies much can be drawn from international experience with accompanying potential benefits for the national tourism economy.
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- Authors: Rogerson, Christian M.
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Local economic development , Innovation , South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/277093 , uj:29678 , Citation: Rogerson, C.R. 2018. Innovation-driven local economic development : in search of best practice implementation for South Africa. E u r o E c o n o m i c a, 1(37):21-34. , ISSN: 1582-8859
- Description: Abstract: The aim of this study is to investigate best practice implementation frameworks for the implementation of innovation-driven local economic development in South Africa. Local economic development planning is a critical aspect of the development landscape in South Africa. The most recent national framework is strongly influenced by interventions made by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) which has positioned innovation at the heart of development planning. The international experience concerning the challenges and implementation of innovation-led strategies was analysed through a literature survey. The material collected was extracted both from academic sources and from the policy works of a range of international development agencies. The results show an increasing convergence in perspectives concerning implementation frameworks around the need for a stage-based or evolutionary approach and that policies should be highly selective in terms of “entry points” or interventions. In moving forward with the South African agenda for innovation-driven local economies much can be drawn from international experience with accompanying potential benefits for the national tourism economy.
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Less visited tourism spaces in South Africa
- Authors: Rogerson, Christian M.
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Tourism space economy , Uneven development , Peripheral spaces
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/239217 , uj:24572 , Citation: Rogerson, C.M. 2017. Less visited tourism spaces in South Africa. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 6(3):1-17. , ISSN: 2223-814X
- Description: Abstract: Within the vibrant and expanding body of tourism scholarship around peripheral regions, there are limited geographical studies on locational issues. Notwithstanding a substantive contribution by geographers to understanding a cross-section of tourism issues the need exists to ‘re-spatialize’ our understanding of tourism patterns in peripheral areas. It is against this backdrop that the purpose of this paper is to build upon recent analyses of South Africa’s tourism space economy and investigate the location of ‘less visited tourism spaces’ in the country. Situated within an international literature on peripheral tourism this analysis reviews a range of indicators concerning less visited tourism spaces in South Africa. The focus is explicitly upon identifying the most marginal and in many respects most ‘off the tourism map’ local municipalities in South Africa as a counterpoint to previous works that identify across a range of similar indicators the most significant and leading spaces for tourism development. Overall, the paper represents a contribution both to an evolving South African scholarship on tourism geography, as well as to an expanding international literature around peripheral tourism spaces.
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- Authors: Rogerson, Christian M.
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Tourism space economy , Uneven development , Peripheral spaces
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/239217 , uj:24572 , Citation: Rogerson, C.M. 2017. Less visited tourism spaces in South Africa. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 6(3):1-17. , ISSN: 2223-814X
- Description: Abstract: Within the vibrant and expanding body of tourism scholarship around peripheral regions, there are limited geographical studies on locational issues. Notwithstanding a substantive contribution by geographers to understanding a cross-section of tourism issues the need exists to ‘re-spatialize’ our understanding of tourism patterns in peripheral areas. It is against this backdrop that the purpose of this paper is to build upon recent analyses of South Africa’s tourism space economy and investigate the location of ‘less visited tourism spaces’ in the country. Situated within an international literature on peripheral tourism this analysis reviews a range of indicators concerning less visited tourism spaces in South Africa. The focus is explicitly upon identifying the most marginal and in many respects most ‘off the tourism map’ local municipalities in South Africa as a counterpoint to previous works that identify across a range of similar indicators the most significant and leading spaces for tourism development. Overall, the paper represents a contribution both to an evolving South African scholarship on tourism geography, as well as to an expanding international literature around peripheral tourism spaces.
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