New Directions in South African Tourism Geographies

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This book provides an overview of innovative and new directions being chartered in South African tourism geographies. Within the context of global change the volume explores different facets and different geographies of tourism. Key themes under scrutiny include the sharing economy, the changing accommodation service sector, touring poverty, tourism and innovation, tourism and climate change, threats to sustainability, inclusive tourism and a number of studies which challenge the present-mindedness of much tourism geographical scholarship. The 18 chapters range across urban and rural landscapes in South Africa with sectoral studies which include adventure tourism, coastal tourism, cruise tourism, nature-based tourism, sports tourism and wine tourism. Finally, the volume raises a number of policy and planning issues in the global South in particular relating to sustainability, local economic development and poverty reduction. Outlining the impact of tourism expansion in South Africa and suggesting future research directions, this stimulating book is a valuable resource for geographers as well as researchers and students in the field of tourism studies. Front Matter ....Pages i-xii Recent Trends in South African Tourism Geographies (Jayne M. Rogerson, Gustav Visser)....Pages 1-14 Resort Development and Pathways in South Africa: Hermanus 1890–1994 (Christian M. Rogerson, Jayne M. Rogerson)....Pages 15-32 Apartheid Hotels: The Rise and Fall of the ‘Non-white’ Hotel in South Africa (Christian M. Rogerson)....Pages 33-54 Johannesburg’s Iconic Hotels: The Life and Death of the Two Carltons (Jayne M. Rogerson)....Pages 55-74 Mainstreaming Guesthouses: Reflections on the Evolution of South Africa’s First Alternative Tourist Accommodation Sector (Gustav Visser, Nikita Eastes)....Pages 75-92 Tourism Industry Perspectives on Climate Change in South Africa (Wayde R. Pandy, Christian M. Rogerson)....Pages 93-111 Travel Patterns of Uber Users in South Africa (Julia K. Giddy)....Pages 113-127 Mega-Event and Stadium Legacies in the Global South: The Case of South Africa (Hilary Kennedy Nji Bama, Tembi M. Tichaawa)....Pages 129-145 In Search of Inclusive Tourism in South Africa: Some Lessons from the International Experience (Christian M. Rogerson)....Pages 147-165 Touring Poverty in Townships, Inner-City, and Rural South Africa (Fabian Frenzel)....Pages 167-181 Tourism Innovation in the Western Cape, South Africa: Evidence from Wine Tourism (Irma Booyens)....Pages 183-202 Wine Tourism Development: Life Cycles of Wine Routes, Wine Resorts and Lifestyles in the Cape Winelands (Sanette Ferreira)....Pages 203-226 Coastal Tourism in South Africa: A Geographical Perspective (Christian M. Rogerson, Jayne M. Rogerson)....Pages 227-247 Cruising Nowhere: A South African Contribution to Cruise Tourism (Bradley Rink)....Pages 249-266 The Influence of Commercialization of Adventure Tourism Products on the ‘Flow’ Aspect of the Tourist Experience (Julia K. Giddy)....Pages 267-282 Locating Great White Shark Tourism in Gansbaai, South Africa Within the Global Shark Tourism Economy (Tracey McKay)....Pages 283-297 Leveraging State-Owned Nature-Based Assets for Transformation and SMME Development: Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa (Julia K. Giddy, Love Odion Idahosa, Christian M. Rogerson)....Pages 299-316 How Mining is Threatening the Sustainability of the South African Nature Tourism Sector and Civil Society Response (Llewellyn Leonard)....Pages 317-335