Rethinking township tourism: Towards responsible tourism development in South African townships

2010 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 273-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irma Booyens
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Township Tourism ◽  
Responsible Tourism

scholarly journals The challenges of developing small tourism enterprises in townships: case of Umlazi, South Africa

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 201-205
Author(s):  
Nsizwazikhona Simon Chili ◽  
Simiso Lindokuhle Mabaso
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Elite Group ◽  
Global Tourism ◽  
Tourism Enterprises ◽  
Township Tourism ◽  
Tourism Economy

Township tourism in South Africa has grown in popularity since 1994 and is considered by some researchers to be an appropriate mechanism for stimulating local economic development. Opportunities for the development of black-owned enterprises in South Africa began for the first time when the country integrated into the global tourism economy after many years of international sanctions. The growth of township tourism thus can provide the context for potential economic opportunities for local entrepreneurs to enter the business, an activity that traditionally has been the domain of established white South African entrepreneurs. The main objective of the study is to present findings on the challenges that face a certain group of small tourism enterprises in townships with more attention being specifically paid to Umlazi as the second biggest township in the Southern hemisphere. The main reason for the choice of the study is due to the fact that there is only a limited literature that explores the conditions of small-scale and informal tourism entrepreneurs operating in South Africa’s black townships. The focus falls upon the challenges of developing small tourism entrepreneurs for black owners in the township, especially because South African tourism industry is highly concentrated and dominated by small elite group of large, mostly locally owned, tourism organizations which drive the tourism economy that unfortunately excludes and sidelines that of the townships

scholarly journals An investigation into responsible tourism practices in the South African hotel industry

2007 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Van Der Merwe ◽  
A. Wöcke
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Hotel Industry ◽  
World Summit ◽  
The South ◽  
The World ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Common Understanding ◽  
Experimental Survey ◽  
Responsible Tourism

This paper sheds light on the reasons for the limited uptake of responsible tourism initiative memberships by hotels in South Africa, despite South Africa being regarded as a leader in the field of responsible tourism policy, with the drafting of responsible tourism guidelines by the South African Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT). The International Centre for Responsible Tourism’s conference (hosted in South Africa) preceding the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002 resulted in the Cape Town Declaration, which was based on the guidelines developed by DEAT. There are currently two responsible tourism membership initiatives in South Africa. Non-experimental survey research was conducted among hotels about their understanding and implementation of responsible tourism practices. Sixty hotels responded to the survey, and it would appear that these hotels implement Corporate Social Responsibility/responsible tourism, though to varying extents. Many responding hotels do not participate in responsible tourism initiatives because of - amongst others - confusion about what the concept means, and a lack of awareness of such initiatives. This paper raises questions about the effectiveness of membership initiatives in promoting the implementation of responsible tourism practices and questions the importance of a common understanding and awareness of what responsible tourism entails in ensuring that policy is implemented.

Exploring responsible tourism development facet

2014 ◽  
pp. 173-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Hafiz ◽  
M Jamaluddin ◽  
M Zulkifly ◽  
N Othman
Keyword(s):  
Tourism Development ◽  
Responsible Tourism

scholarly journals Durban Indian Cuisine as an Instrument of Gastrodiplomacy Leverage in Tourism

2020 ◽  
pp. 363-371
Author(s):  
Bipithalal Balakrishnan Nair
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Current Understanding ◽  
Action Plans ◽  
African Region ◽  
National Brand ◽  
Tourist Attractions ◽  
Collaborative Action ◽  
Conceptual Paper

Food is a persuasive catalytic agent for bringing people together; one of the prominent tourist attractions; and a powerful tool for achieving strategic diplomatic goals. This conceptual paper discusses the Durban Indian cuisine as a potential instrument of gastrodiplomacy, channelized through tourism. In gastrodiplomacy, food and diplomacy are the main constituents which are entwined in creating and upholding a national brand, such that each of these dimensions through a cumulative appreciation each of these components. In this regard, Durban, a city in South Africa, recently selected as one of the top places for culinary tourism, can wisely use this gastronomic excellence for the benefits of tourism development. Similarly, being a necessary ingredient of Indianess in Durban, ethnic cuisine can be utilized to leverage India’s gastrodiplomacy efforts in the African region. This study proposes collaborative action plans for both Indian and South African governments to implement gastrodiplomacy. In that order, it broadens the current understanding of the geopolitics of tourism by the application of food and diplomacy.

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