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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- 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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The evolution of hotels in Johannesburg 1890-1948 : a case of historical urban tourism
- Rogerson, Christian M., Rogerson, Jayne M.
- Authors: Rogerson, Christian M. , Rogerson, Jayne M.
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Urban tourism , Hotels , Historical tourism
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/285514 , uj:30879 , Citation: Rogerson, C.M., & Rogerson J.M. (2018). THE EVOLUTION OF HOTELS IN JOHANNESBURG 1890-1948: A CASE OF HISTORICAL URBAN TOURISM. GeoJournal of Tourism and Geosites, 23(3), 738–747. https://doi.org/10.30892/gtg.23310-324
- Description: Abstract: Urban tourism is attracting a growing international scholarship. The aim in this paper is to address the limited focus on historical aspects of urban tourism. Using a range of historical documentary sources this paper analyses the evolution of hotels in Johannesburg from the period of the establishment of the gold mining settlement to the period of the late 1940s. The methodology made use of primary historical data from a range of archival sources. The results reveal certain similar findings to those of other historical research on hotels, most notably the role of city’s top tier establishments as foci for the adoption of new technologies and of Johannesburg’s leading hotels as nodes of elite sociability. Nevertheless, in terms of interpretation, the most distinctive characteristic of the early hotel economy of Johannesburg was the subordination of the supply of accommodation services to the sale of liquor.
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- Authors: Rogerson, Christian M. , Rogerson, Jayne M.
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Urban tourism , Hotels , Historical tourism
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/285514 , uj:30879 , Citation: Rogerson, C.M., & Rogerson J.M. (2018). THE EVOLUTION OF HOTELS IN JOHANNESBURG 1890-1948: A CASE OF HISTORICAL URBAN TOURISM. GeoJournal of Tourism and Geosites, 23(3), 738–747. https://doi.org/10.30892/gtg.23310-324
- Description: Abstract: Urban tourism is attracting a growing international scholarship. The aim in this paper is to address the limited focus on historical aspects of urban tourism. Using a range of historical documentary sources this paper analyses the evolution of hotels in Johannesburg from the period of the establishment of the gold mining settlement to the period of the late 1940s. The methodology made use of primary historical data from a range of archival sources. The results reveal certain similar findings to those of other historical research on hotels, most notably the role of city’s top tier establishments as foci for the adoption of new technologies and of Johannesburg’s leading hotels as nodes of elite sociability. Nevertheless, in terms of interpretation, the most distinctive characteristic of the early hotel economy of Johannesburg was the subordination of the supply of accommodation services to the sale of liquor.
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The evolution of accommodation services in a coastal resort town: Hermanus, South Africa
- Authors: Rogerson, Jayne M.
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Historical tourism , Resort development , Hermanus
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/399343 , uj:33280 , Citation: Rogerson, J.M. 2019. The evolution of accommodation services in a coastal resort town: Hermanus, South Africa. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 8(5):1-16.
- Description: Abstract: Small town tourism is attracting a growing international as well as South African scholarship. This paper addresses one thus far neglected theme of research about tourism in small towns, namely the historical development of the accommodation services economy. The objective in this paper is to analyse the evolution of accommodation services in one small tourist town in South Africa. The focus is upon seaside resort tourism and the case of Hermanus which is situated in South Africa’s Western Cape Province. Two sections of discussion are given. The first offers an overview of tourism development in this small town and the changing character of the tourism economy from the late 19th century to the present-day. The second reviews the historical development of the accommodation services sector in this popular leisure tourism destination. The research uses archival sources and applies a chronological approach. Overall, the analysis is a contribution both to the limited extant scholarship that seeks to understand historical issues about the tourism economy in South Africa and specifically the evolution of accommodation services in the country’s small towns. In addition, it represents a modest South African contribution to international research on seaside coastal resort development which is presently dominated by contributions that looks at coastal tourism in Europe and most especially the case of the United Kingdom.
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- Authors: Rogerson, Jayne M.
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Historical tourism , Resort development , Hermanus
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/399343 , uj:33280 , Citation: Rogerson, J.M. 2019. The evolution of accommodation services in a coastal resort town: Hermanus, South Africa. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 8(5):1-16.
- Description: Abstract: Small town tourism is attracting a growing international as well as South African scholarship. This paper addresses one thus far neglected theme of research about tourism in small towns, namely the historical development of the accommodation services economy. The objective in this paper is to analyse the evolution of accommodation services in one small tourist town in South Africa. The focus is upon seaside resort tourism and the case of Hermanus which is situated in South Africa’s Western Cape Province. Two sections of discussion are given. The first offers an overview of tourism development in this small town and the changing character of the tourism economy from the late 19th century to the present-day. The second reviews the historical development of the accommodation services sector in this popular leisure tourism destination. The research uses archival sources and applies a chronological approach. Overall, the analysis is a contribution both to the limited extant scholarship that seeks to understand historical issues about the tourism economy in South Africa and specifically the evolution of accommodation services in the country’s small towns. In addition, it represents a modest South African contribution to international research on seaside coastal resort development which is presently dominated by contributions that looks at coastal tourism in Europe and most especially the case of the United Kingdom.
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