 | THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE TOURISM-TRANSPORT INTERFACE IN SOUTH AFRICA Published Date :
17 May 2021
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6.70 MB
The overall aim of the study is to explore the impact of COVID-19 on the Tourism-Transport Interface in South Africa with a view to proposing a scenario where this relationship might create opportunities for tourism to prosper post COVID-19. The research followed a three-step process beginning with a systematic description, based on literature and secondary data, of the overall tourism/transport interface and the modes of transport, with particular reference to air and road transport. Thereafter interviews with senior stakeholders in the airline, bus/coach and car rental industries were conducted. The third step in the research method was to conduct scenario planning workshops with leaders in the aviation (completed), car rental (completed) and coach/bus travel (pending) sectors. While history has had a strong influence on modal choice for tourism purposes in South Africa, current pre-COVID challenges in the transport sector such as consumer behavior, transport policies and regulations, infrastructure and resource limitations are affecting international, regional and domestic tourism.  |
 | The Impact of COVID-19 on Tourism Sector Demand and Supply in South Africa Published Date :
01 April 2021
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1.13 MB
In common with the rest of the world, the tourism sector of South Africa experienced the radical impacts of COVID-19. The magnitude of the pandemic will reshape existing patterns of tourism demand and supply which need to be understood and researched for designing appropriate policy interventions. Little knowledge exists to understand how COVID-19 has affected the supply and demand of tourism products in South Africa. It is against the background of the rolling COVID-19 pandemic, its devastating impacts for tourism and of initiatives for re-igniting demand focused on domestic tourism that this research was undertaken. The aim of the study is to assess the impact of COVID-19 on the demand and supply of tourism products, with a view to propose interventions to meet the needs of tourists, particularly domestic tourists, post COVID-19 through an approach of undertaking case studies of local destinations offering a different mix of tourism products. The research involved a demand-side and supply-side analysis. The demand-side involved a desk top review of existing international literature relating to COVID-19 and consumer travel intentions. The supply-side of the research was done through the approach/lens of undertaking case studies of local destinations each of which offers a differing mix of tourism products and thus of challenges/opportunities. From the demand-side and supply-side analysis the results from this investigation point to a total of 13 policy recommendations for the Department of Tourism in addressing the impact of COVID-19 on changing tourism demand and supply.  |
 | An analysis of the public sector expenditure in the tourism value chain: Identifying socio-economic opportunities for black-owned enterprises in South Africa Published Date :
12 August 2020
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2.87 MB
In South Africa, the contribution of the public sector to economic growth cannot be understated. The contribution can take place through several channels, including via the tourism sector. The chained- tourism activities that result from direct government expenditures are characterised in this report as consisting of the public sector-generated tourism value chain. The chained-tourism activities are triggered when a meeting, conference or event requires government personnel to be away from their usual environment for at least 24 hours. Such absence requires that transport and accommodation, as well as food and beverages, be both organised and paid for. Certain suppliers benefit from the government expenditures incurred by providing transport, accommodation, food and beverages, or other services to the travelling government personnel within the value chain. The amended Tourism B-BBEE Sector Code gazetted by the Department of Trade and Industry in November 2015 seeks to ensure that the economic benefits of the booming tourism sector accrue to previously disadvantaged races as well as to the more traditionally privileged. Using government expenditures on tourism-related activities between 2013/14 and 2017/18, and the suppliers registered with the National Treasury, the study examines the value chain of the tourism sector generated from the public expenditures, and it attempts to determine the type of enterprises that benefit from within the value chain. The findings of the study are earmarked to produce policy recommendations that will aid the promotion of economic transformation that are set to enable the participation of previously disadvantaged races in the tourism value chain, particularly in terms of improving access to the procurement channels involved.  |
 | AN ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF MEGA TRENDS IN THE TOURISM SECTOR PHASE II Published Date :
28 July 2020
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1.31 MB
The aim of the study was two-fold:
i. to identify and analyse global shifts as well as tourism specific megatrends that impact the tourism sector at a global, regional and local level, from both the demand and supply side of the sector;
ii. to develop a framework that will enable the sector to proactively respond to challenges and capitalise on opportunities for future development of sustainable tourism products and services over time.
The study was conducted over two phases, the first phase (2018/2019) concentrated on identifying megatrends that affect tourism and assessed the impact of these trends, particularly as they relate to the South African tourism industry.
The second phase (2019/2020) focussed on developing a framework that enables the sector to proactively and consistently respond, over time, to challenges and capitalise on opportunities brought about by the megatrends. |
 | Leveraging State-owned tourism assets for black Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises development: a case of state-owned parks, lodges and attractions – phase two Published Date :
28 July 2020
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4.22 MB
A major policy challenge in South Africa is for achieving greater ‘inclusion’ in the tourism industry and especially the provision of opportunities for formerly disadvantaged communities to benefit from sector growth. The National Tourism Sector Strategy calls for a broadening of the economic beneficiaries of tourism development and in particular calls for programmes to attract more black entrepreneurs into the tourism sector and to own and operate tourism SMMEs. One aspect of transformation and for expanding inclusivity in South Africa’s tourism economy is through the promotion of SMME development and especially of new entrepreneurship opportunities for Black-owned SMMEs. This can include both direct involvement of black entrepreneurs in tourism or of encouraging preferential usage of Black owned suppliers and the inclusion of SMMEs within supply chains. Overall the challenge of inclusive tourism requires that greater benefits flow to local (black) communities as well as other groups (especially women and the disabled) that formerly remained largely outside of the mainstream of the country’s tourism economy. This said, a 2018 report issued in 2018 by the Department of Tourism concerning the state of transformation in the South African tourism sector suggested that the pace of change is ‘slow’ and ‘concerning’.  |
 | An assessment of the impact of mega trends in the tourism sector Published Date :
28 July 2020
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2.34 MB
The aim of the study is two-fold:
i. to identify and analyse global shifts as well as tourism specific megatrends that impact the tourism sector at a global, regional and local level, from both the demand and supply side of the sector;
ii. to develop a framework that will enable the sector to proactively respond to challenges and capitalise on opportunities for future development of sustainable tourism products and services over time.
The study is conducted over two phases, the first phase (conducted in the period 2018/2019) concentrates on identifying megatrends that affect tourism and assesses the impact of these trends, particularly as they relate to the South African tourism industry. This report is based on the outcomes of the first phase of the study.
The second phase (to begin in 2019/2020) will focus on developing a framework that will enable the sector to proactively and consistently respond to challenges and capitalise on opportunities over time. |
 | CROSS-BORDER THEMED TOURISM ROUTES IN THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN REGION: PRACTICE AND POTENTIAL Published Date :
28 July 2020
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2.52 MB
New trends, opportunities and challenges form part of Tourism as a rapidly growing globalised industry. In the midst of these is an increasing need for product diversification and global competitiveness.1 This study explores some of these new trends and challenges in the form of relatively recent concepts in tourism literature, namely: “Cross-border tourism”; “Route tourism”, “Special interest / Niche tourism” and “tourist experiences”. |
 | Development of a Framework to Assess the Economic Impact of Coastal and Marine Tourism in South Africa – Phase Three Published Date :
28 July 2020
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1.92 MB
Coastal and Marine Tourism (CMT), as part of the oceans economy, offers significant development opportunities that can contribute to job creation and sustainability. However, that there are limited national and international best practices to assess the economic impacts of CMT. Furthermore, there are no specific accepted methodological approaches to assess the economic impacts of CMT within a country context. This Phase 3 component of this research builds on Phases 1 and 2 of the project to develop a framework to assess the economic impacts of coastal and marine tourism in South Africa. Phase 1 (undertaken in 2016/2017) was a desktop study which included a review of the relevant literature which examined national and international perspectives to identify best practices and current trends with regard to assessing the economic impacts of CMT in order to inform the development of a framework to assess CMT’s contribution to South Africa’s tourism sector. This Phase also identified appropriate economic indicators and models, specifically Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA), Input-Output (I-O), Tourism Satellite Account (TSA), general equilibrium models and time-series forecasting methods. Phase 2 of the study which was undertaken in 2017/2018 focused on developing and piloting data collection surveys and examining which economic modelling approaches were appropriate to assess the economic contribution of CMT to South Africa’s tourism sector.  |
 | THE INDIGENOUS STORY TELLER (IST): THE NORTHERN CAPE AS A CASE STUDY Published Date :
28 July 2020
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2.46 MB
In recent years storytelling has gained increasing attention as a global marketing trend and development tool in the tourism industry. Studies have shown that a “real” or “fictive” story associated with a destination or its peoples has the distinct ability to give the specific area an advantage over its competitors, while still simultaneously providing the tourist with a more valuable and “unique” experience.1 This essentially means marketing domestic and international tourist destinations as “storyscapes” which creates a “commercial environment” for stories to be narrated, co-produced, shaped and transformed. It occurs through the interaction between all stakeholders, including story tellers, tourist guides and tourists. This process and newly found interest in storytelling as an essential tool, has allowed destinations (and their peoples) to more competitively compete within the “experience economy” of the tourism industry. This capitalises on the tourist’s adherent need for a more authentic story behind the tourism product, along with the tourist’s interest of how this “unique” story was acquired, created and then ultimately conveyed in an understandable and meaningful way.2 It allows tourists to basically become “co-producers” of their own memorable experience through their own personal interactions with tangible and intangible objects within a specific setting.3  |
 | Leveraging State-owned tourism assets for black Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises development: a case of state owned parks, lodges and attractions Published Date :
28 July 2020
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2.97 MB
A major policy challenge in South Africa is for achieving greater ‘inclusion’ in the tourism industry and especially the provision of opportunities for formerly disadvantaged communities to benefit from sector growth. The National Tourism Sector Strategy calls for a broadening of the economic beneficiaries of tourism development and in particular calls for programmes to attract more black entrepreneurs into the tourism sector and to own and operate tourism SMMEs. One aspect of transformation and for expanding inclusivity in South Africa’s tourism economy is through the promotion of SMME development and especially of new entrepreneurship opportunities for Black-owned SMMEs. This can include both direct involvement of black entrepreneurs in tourism or of encouraging preferential usage of Black owned suppliers and the inclusion of SMMEs within supply chains. Overall the challenge of inclusive tourism requires that greater benefits flow to local (black) communities as well as other groups (especially women and the disabled) that formerly remained largely outside of the mainstream of the country’s tourism economy. This said, a 2018 report issued in 2018 by the Department of Tourism concerning the state of transformation in the South African tourism sector suggested that the pace of change is ‘slow’ and ‘concerning’.  |
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