Inclusive local tourism development in South Africa: Evidence from Dullstroom

Butler, Gareth; Rogerson, Christian M.

doi:10.1177/0269094215623732

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“…The concept of inclusive tourism currently is a major research focus in international tourism scholarship (Bakker & Messerli, 2017;Indriani et al, 2017;Biddulph, 2018;Campos et al, 2018;Scheyvens & Biddulph, 2018). It is a concept that is also attracting mounting interest in South Africa (Butler & Rogerson, 2016;Bukula, 2018;Rogerson & Rogerson, 2019). At a major conference of tourism stakeholders during August 2015 the Minister of Tourism Derek Hanekom proclaimed that among key objectives of South Africa's future tourism policy in future was that "we want to make the entire sector more inclusive and representative by bringing people who have been marginalized into the mainstream tourism economy" (Hanekom, 2015: 2).…”

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Public Procurement, State Assets and Inclusive Tourism: South African Debates

Rogerson¹,

Rogerson²

2019

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Inclusive tourism represents a concept which is attracting major interest in international literature and an increasing policy focus in South Africa. Public procurement is used in South Africa as a vehicle for supporting national development goals. Against the background of growing interest on the behalf of South Africa's national government to utilize public procurement for leveraging a more inclusive development path the aim is to direct attention to the potential application of public procurement as a vehicle for enhanced inclusion in the country's tourism sector. Three sections of discussion are presented. As essential context the first section reviews international debates around public procurement as a policy tool. The second section turns attention to ongoing South African debates and policy initiatives around the leveraging of public procurement. State assets are the focus in the third section and their use through public procurement as a potential policy vehicle for inclusive tourism development in South Africa. In terms of methodology the paper draws upon a critical analysis of international experience of procurement, a review and analysis of policy documents, and published and unpublished data on immovable state assets that can be applied potentially in using public procurement for inclusive tourism development in South Africa. The central argument is multiple opportunities exist for public procurement to lever state assets in support of the goals of inclusive tourism development in South Africa.

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Public Procurement, State Assets and Inclusive Tourism: South African Debates

Rogerson¹,

Rogerson²

2019

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“…The objective of the CIP policy was to detonate regional and local development on the basis of an indicative planning scheme, itself depending on significant state participation both in the construction of infrastructure and the attraction of foreign investment to the selected regions In this context tourism, as an economic activity, is orientated towards the generation of regional and local economic development, adopting a territorial framework if action the aim of which is to improve, collectively and lastingly, a community´s welfare [9]. This implies that tourism need to consider both the potential and the existing capacities of the spatial economy, and those of economic, social, and institutional actors [10].…”

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Tourist destinations with asymmetrical local development: the ‘integrally planned tourist centres’ of Los Cabos and Loreto, Baja California Sur (Mexico)

Montaño¹,

Angeles²,

Pérez³

2019

Int. J. SDP

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The Centros Integralmente Planeados (Integrally Planned [tourism] centers, CIPs) are tourism development poles established in Mexico during the 1960s and 1970s so as to promote economic growth in (then) little -developed but natural resource and landscape -rich peripheral coastal regions. In this paper we look at the effects of tourism on local development in two CIPs, those of Los Cabos and Loreto, located in the state of Baja California Sur (BCS), in north-western Mexico. We employ an analytical-descriptive methodology, specifically principal-component analysis, which allows the contextualization of tourism evolution and development trajectories. Our results indicate the presence of asymmetrical development paths, even though both regions started from the same developmental initiative, with FONATUR (the Mexican government´s tourism board) in charge in both cases. Forty years after its inception, the government´s tourism policy yields differentiated results. Los Cabos has become a world-renowned destination, associated with sports fishing activities, golf, and residential tourism. In contrast, the Loreto-Nopoló-Puerto Escondido tourism corridor has stagnated and is still awaiting take-off into sustained development.

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“…The poor often find themselves restricted with limited choices and not able to get out of the poverty trap due to a lack of skills, knowledge and opportunities (Ashley, De Brine & Wilde, 2007). With this being said, tourism development is regarded as one approach that has the potential to aid marginalised communities and people in overcoming this stagnation (Butler & Rogerson, 2016). The tourism sector is one of the world's largest industries and one of the fastest growing economic sectors (Seghir, Mostéfa, Abbes & Zakarya, 2015).…”

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Assessing the Dynamic Economic Impact of Tourism in a Developing Region in South Africa

Bruyn

Meyer

2018

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According to the National Development Plan (NDP), the three main developmental problems South Africa is facing include: high levels of unemployment, poverty and inequality. Tourism, as an economic sector, has been cited as a possible solution to create much-needed employment and income which could lead to reduced poverty and improved inequality. Tourism could be used in developing regions as a driver of economic growth. The objective of this study is to determine the dynamic impact of the tourism sector on economic growth in a developing region in South Africa, namely the Vaal-Triangle region. The research methodology followed a quantitative design, using a pooled panel approach including the two municipal areas of Metsimaholo and Emfuleni which comprises the Vaal region. Annual data from 2001 to 2017 were used to analyse the impact of growth in tourism on economic growth. Economic growth was set as the dependent variable and tourism measurements such as tourism spending and trips as the independent variables. Results from the analysis confirm the original hypothesis that tourism growth has a significant impact on economic growth. The sector therefore, has the potential to create employment opportunities and alleviate poverty in a developing region if promoted and supported to its full potential.

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Inclusive local tourism development in South Africa: Evidence from Dullstroom

Cited by 53 publications

References 51 publications

Public Procurement, State Assets and Inclusive Tourism: South African Debates

Public Procurement, State Assets and Inclusive Tourism: South African Debates

Tourist destinations with asymmetrical local development: the ‘integrally planned tourist centres’ of Los Cabos and Loreto, Baja California Sur (Mexico)

Assessing the Dynamic Economic Impact of Tourism in a Developing Region in South Africa

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