The Rise of Trail Running in South Africa: Possibilities for Small-Scale Sports Tourism

McKay, Tracey; McEWAN, Lynsey; Melissa, Baker

doi:10.30892/gtg.26320-408

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“…Some scholars (Gibson et al, 2012;Fotiadis et al, 2016;Nyikana and Tichaawa, 2018b) argue that small-scale sport events have the potential to improve the socioeconomic challenges faced by local communities especially in rural and peripheral destinations. Others (Hemmonsbey and Tichaawa, 2019;McKay et al, 2019) posit that small-scale sport events create more socio-economic benefits for local communities, and as a result these events should be prioritized by local governments as they contribute to sustainable LED and social cohesion. More importantly, smallscale sport events encourage spectators and participants to consume local products and to visit local tourist attractions which results in the development of local economies (Radicchi, 2013;Kwiatkowski and Könecke, 2017;Revindo et al, 2021).…”

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“…The sport tourism sector has grown considerably over the last few decades and has thus become one of the leading sectors in the global tourism industry which has led to significant academic attention (Gibson, 2013;Hinch et al, 2016;Nyikana and Tichaawa, 2018a;McKay et al, 2019;Hemmonsbey and Tichaawa, 2020;Higham, 2021). Growth in the sector has been especially observed in the emerging world, resulting in increased research focus which seeks to analyse the socio-economic implications of the sector on these economies (Gibson, 2017;Swart et al, 2018;Tichaawa et al, 2018;Tinaz and Knott, 2021;Nyikana et al, 2021;Higham, 2021).…”

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Small-Scale Sporting Events in South Africa

MCHUNU¹,

NYIKANA²,

Tichaawa³

2022

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This article evaluates the impact that COVID-19 has had on small-scale sporting events within the context of South Africa. To this end, it considers the impacts that the pandemic has had on these types of events, and reflects on the strategic direction in the management and organisation of these events going forward. To achieve this, a content analysis of existing frameworks and documentary analysis of government policies and strategies, coupled with interviews with stakeholders involved in the organisation and management of small-scale sporting events domain was conducted. Through a purposive sampling technique, as well as snowballing, key stakeholders in the small-scale sporting event domain were interviewed using a semi-structured interview schedule. The key findings revealed that small-scale sport events experienced great financial loss due to the global pandemic which resulted in some of these events having to cease their operations during the hard lockdown levels. However, the lessons learnt during these times have offered event organisers ideas and guidelines for dealing with future external shocks. A key observation is made for increased governmental support for small-scale sporting events in this regard. This research forms a basis for improved understanding of sport tourism, and specifically small-scale events especially in changing times.

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Small-Scale Sporting Events in South Africa

MCHUNU¹,

NYIKANA²,

Tichaawa³

2022

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“…The main industries involved are the leisure and entertainment industry, cultural exhibition industry, and catering services. The third level is related departments [24], which is the industry sector that powers the development of the tourism industry. Its macro scale and development level can directly affect the development process of the tourism industry.…”

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A new model path for the development of smart leisure sports tourism industry based on 5G technology

Liang

Wang

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IET Communications

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In recent years, national and local governments have attached great importance to the development of tourism big data, and have proposed an active development of the 'Internet + Tourism' strategy to cultivate new forms of tourism in various forms. With the development of 5G technology, the tourism industry also needs to study new development paths. The traditional tourism industry cannot obtain relevant information of tourists on time, nor can it provide satisfactory services, which has brought troubles to the traditional tourism industry. However, with the support of 5G technology, smart tourism is increasingly meeting the needs of the public and improving the level of tourism services. Based on this, this paper proposes a new model path research for the development of the smart leisure sports tourism industry based on 5G technology. This paper adopts the literature method to learn the theoretical basis of 5G technology and smart tourism in depth; through 5G technology, establishes a multi-dimensional resource allocation model for the smart leisure sports tourism industry, and conducts research on the influencing factors, information sources, channel factors and other aspects of the tourism industry. The general public's search for tourism strategies and attractions, food and specialty products, the use of online search information channels accounted for 70.3% and 69.3%, which further shows that the development of 5G technology has promoted the transformation and development of the sports tourism industry.

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“…The natural environmental resources serve as a catalyst at a destination, and has the capacity to promote growth. On the other hand, events ought to be supported by municipalities as it has the propensity to boost the local economy (McKay et al, 2019) and by implication, the tourism destination The growth in tourism destinations, in turn, may lead to an increase in pressure being exerted on the environment (Du Plessis, 2010). The author suggests that to counter this pressure, a 'greener' form of tourism should be nurtured, to reduce environnmental impacts, by applying sustainable management approaches (Du Plessis, 2010), in activities which are prractised in the environment.…”

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Spectators’ Understanding of the Environmental Impacts of a Sport Event in Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Bartis¹,

Tofile²

2021

GTG

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The main aim of this study was to investigate the spectators understanding of the environmental impact when a sport event is hosted. The study focused on the Town Lodge Business Relay (TLBR) event, an annual event hosted in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. This event entails companies (corporates) entering relay teams, which compete again other teams. A quantitative approach was followed, using non-probability sampling and with spectators completing a self-administered questionnaire. The outcome of the study revealed pertinent demographic details about the spectators and indicated that most of the spectators (respondents) generally understood the environmental impact of sport events.

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The Rise of Trail Running in South Africa: Possibilities for Small-Scale Sports Tourism

Abstract: Ge eo oJ Jo ou ur rn na al l o of f T To ou ur ri is sm m a an nd d G Ge eo os si it te es s Year X XI II I, vol. 26, no. 3

Cited by 13 publications

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Small-Scale Sporting Events in South Africa

The Impact of COVID-19 on Small-Scale Sporting Events in South Africa

A new model path for the development of smart leisure sports tourism industry based on 5G technology

Spectators’ Understanding of the Environmental Impacts of a Sport Event in Port Elizabeth, South Africa

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