This guide provides a step-by-step approach to developing community-based tourism ventures. It covers all stages of the process, from venture design to operation. The guide also provides examples of good practice; highlights the challenges to community-based tourism and provides links to more detailed resources. It has three parts: PART A: Community-based tourism and community-based tourism models PART B: A step-by-step process to develop a successful community-based tourism venture PART C: Additional resources and links to useful websites

NDT Tourism quarterly policy watch update January - March 2017 International and national policy developments

The aim of this study was to identify an appropriate set of indicators of destination competitiveness that are relevant to South Africa as a tourism destination with a view to developing and applying a model to measure and rate the country's competitiveness, relative to its potential. There were two stages to this project, the first was conducted in 2013 where the outcome was a definition which guided the study and a conceptual set of indicators that are appropriate to South Africa to measure its tourism destination competitiveness. The second stage, completed in March 2015 validated the set of indicators to test South Africa's competitiveness as a tourist destination against specific competitors and within traditional and emerging source markets. Once the conceptual factors and indicators had been determined, input from stakeholders in the tourism industry in South Africa was sought. Main competitors and source markets were identified; burning issues in the industry which negatively impacts tourism to South Africa; the performance of both the private and public sectors in tourism; as well as the determinant indicators, were identified.