The Revealing Case of Cultural Creatives as Transmodern Tourists in Soweto, South Africa

Mkhize, Sandile L.; Economics, South Africa; Ivanovic, M.

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“…North Sulawesi, especially Tomohon City, has a rich and diverse culture and developed cultural tourism. Therefore, tourism is increasingly used as a local development strategy to develop communities so that they become the main beneficiaries of cultural tourism development [1]. A particular form and aspect of cultural tourism is the construction and utilization of cultural villages, a growing phenomenon, especially in developing countries, with great potential to contribute to tourism-based equitable development [2].…”

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Development of the Walian Satu Cultural Village in Tomohon City “Potential for Historical Tourism Attraction”

Rahman¹

2023

Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research

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Tourism as a means of regional economic development has attracted great interest in recent decades. This study was driven by the researchers' desire to see cultural villages as potential historical tourist attractions. Community development needs better understood to develop strategies that ensure managers and communities get the same benefits from historic tourism given by Tourism's contribution. A qualitative approach was used. Data collected through interviews and questions were analyzed and interpreted based on the research objectives. The research findings describe the condition of the development of the Walian Satu cultural village in Tomohon City, which has been running for two years, and the development concept has been completed. This year, various efforts have been made by the Walian Satu sub-district government as an initiator and facilitator in developing cultural villages. Furthermore, the study suggests a need to strengthen the development of Walian Satu local communities, mainly through the diversification of cultural villages. This can be achieved by building partnerships with tourism companies and other stakeholders to increase the potential benefits to the community and living along Walian Satu.

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Development of the Walian Satu Cultural Village in Tomohon City “Potential for Historical Tourism Attraction”

Rahman¹

2023

Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research

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“…TripAdvisor has become a useful method of exploring township visitor experiences [47,48], and the study by [35] affirms the "old stereotypes of the global south as a place of global poverty". A transformative tourism approach is proposed by [49], in which visitors experience walking individually through the township, where they live as the locals do and where they dine with the locals. In this regard, [50] emphasizes the importance that township product offerings are effectively communicated to potential visitors.…”

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Residents and Stakeholder Opinions on Township Tourism in Langa, Cape Town, South Africa

Donaldson,

Iirmdu,

Majiet

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Township tourism has become more varied, offering a wider range of products, experiences and services. In this paper, we examine residents and stakeholders’ opinions on township tourism in Langa, Cape Town, South Africa; an area characterised by crime, unemployment, housing backlogs and poverty. Using a qualitative approach, this paper reports on empirical evidence conducted with key tourism stakeholders to understand some of their perceptions regarding township tourism development in Langa. Concerns about safety, poor infrastructure and a lack of interaction between tourists and the local community are raised by Langa residents and community leaders. Their dissatisfaction with tour guides and tour routes serves as a reminder of the need for more inclusive practices. While business owners are aware of the potential of tourism in promoting cross-cultural dialogue, deepening understanding and creating priceless experiences, they are constrained by perceptions of crime, a lack of tourist exposure to local establishments and the exclusion from decision-making processes. Despite these difficulties that township tourism faces, it is crucial to promote ethical tourism practices that put emphasis on genuine encounters and local community empowerment.

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Calibrating Evolution of Transformative Tourism: A Bibliometric Analysis

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Transformative tourism (TT) has been gaining a lot of attention over the past few years due to its power to transform both the individual and the world we live in, in a positive way. Although presently consisting of a plethora of studies, transformative tourism lacks the lens of a bibliometric approach to track its growth in a more objective and quantitative manner. In this article, a total of 250 publications were analysed using several bibliometric performance metrics, science mapping techniques, such as citation analysis, co-occurrence, and co-authorship, as well as enrichment procedures. By combining these methods, the study identifies the most prolific journals, reference studies in the field, key authors, collaboration patterns, geographic distribution, preferred methods, major research topics, as well as an overall research timeline in this area of study. Findings suggest that transformative tourism could become the heart of tourism in the upcoming years as it begins to take deeper roots through new junctions and discoveries, appealing to more researchers and practitioners, with the literature on TT thus gaining momentum. This paper contributes to fill a research gap and capture the evolution of the fast-growing concept of transformative tourism using bibliometric analysis. The article provides useful insights as well as further research directions for both researchers and tourism practitioners interested in this field of study.

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The Revealing Case of Cultural Creatives as Transmodern Tourists in Soweto, South Africa

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Development of the Walian Satu Cultural Village in Tomohon City “Potential for Historical Tourism Attraction”

Development of the Walian Satu Cultural Village in Tomohon City “Potential for Historical Tourism Attraction”

Residents and Stakeholder Opinions on Township Tourism in Langa, Cape Town, South Africa

Calibrating Evolution of Transformative Tourism: A Bibliometric Analysis

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