An analysis of the South African adventure tourism industry

McKay, Tracey

doi:10.1080/13032917.2018.1455151

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“…The first body of research examines adventure tourism from a broad perspective of the industry's development in South Africa (Rogerson, 2007;Giddy, 2016a;McKay, 2013McKay, , 2016. Both Rogerson (2007) and McKay (2013) highlight some of the challenges faced by adventure tourism in South Africa including training of guides, regulation of safety standards, marketing and product development, the impact on local communities as well as environmental management concerns.…”

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Adventure Tourism Motivations: A push and pull factor approach

Giddy

2018

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-Economic Series

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How to cite: Giddy, J., 2018: Adventure Tourism Motivations: A push and pull factor approach.Abstract. The increased growth and commercialization of adventure tourism led to a number of changes in the profile of the individuals who now engage in adventure activities. As a result, previous understandings of adventure tourism motivations may no longer be valid. This study seeks to investigate the influence of these changes by analyzing the motivations of tourists who have engaged in adventure tourism across a range of commercial adventure activities. This is done through data collected from participants in adventure tourism, throughout South Africa, using a push and pull factor approach to motivations. The results show the increasing influence of the experiences with nature in motivations, particularly in the context of pull factors. The role of risk and thrill in motivations, which has been emphasized in previous literature, is found to be relatively minimal among these respondents. Furthermore, adventure tourism experiences are found to be dynamic, with an increasing number of significant factors influencing decision-making. It also demonstrates notable differences in the motivations of participants, based on the type of activity in which they engage.

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Section: Adventure Tourism In South Africamentioning

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Adventure Tourism Motivations: A push and pull factor approach

Giddy

2018

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-Economic Series

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“…This spatial apartheid holds true for the adventure tourism sector as well (McKay, 2016). In addition, as Earle (2008) and Rogerson (2014Rogerson ( , 2015 have noted, a defining feature of the South African tourist economy is its spatial unevenness, dominated by the Western Cape, Kwa-Zulu Natal and Gauteng.…”

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“…This is true too for the adventure tourism sub-sector, where there is still a heavy reliance on white domestic tourists and day-trippers (Rogerson, 2007;McKay, 2013McKay, , 2016. Although post 1994 has seen a substantial rise in international tourists who purchase adventure tourism products (Fournier et al, 1998;Giddy, Webb, 2016;McKay, 2016;Visser, 2016).…”

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“…The study made use of the national South African adventure tourism operator database reported on by McKay (2016). That database recorded 827 operators in South Africa in 2011/2012.…”

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“…The paucity of international literature on this aspect of adventure tourism is mirrored in South African literature. That is, while there are a growing number of academic studies on adventure tourism in South Africa, which has served to open up an understanding of the sector, this study sought to build on the McKay (2016) one by deepening the analysis of the size and spatial distribution of the South African adventure tourism industry by exploring it by settlement type. In this way it contributes to the international literature on the supply of adventure tourism, with particular reference to the unexpected urban nature thereof, from a South African perspective.…”

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Abstract. The international adventure tourism literature is remarkably silent on the geographical nature of the industry. This study seeks to provide a geographical analysis of the sector within the context of South Africa. The spatial analysis was undertaken by metropolitan area, secondary towns and small towns, using a dataset of adventure tourism enterprises. It was found that the sector is spatially concentrated and highly urbanised, despite the perception that adventure tourism requires 'wild' and outdoor spaces. With many adventure tourism enterprises located in South Africa's metropolitan areas, it is a hither too unknown sub-sector of the South African urban tourism market. Urban settlements with large populations and a strong general tourism sector form a significant support base for adventure tourism operators. Cape Town is the dominant adventure tourism destination, making it the adventure capital of South Africa. A few small settlements were found to be highly dependent upon the sector for survival.

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An analysis of the South African adventure tourism industry

Cited by 7 publications

References 36 publications

Adventure Tourism Motivations: A push and pull factor approach

Adventure Tourism Motivations: A push and pull factor approach

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An assessment of the climatic suitability of Afriski Mountain Resort for outdoor tourism using the Tourism Climate Index (TCI)

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