Climate Change Risks and Tourism in South Africa: Projections and Policy

Pandy, Wayde R.; Rogerson, Christian M.

doi:10.30892/gtg.35224-671

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“…Shifts in rainfall patterns further are projected to include intense rainfall events leading to increase in the likelihood of extreme events such as localised flooding. Moreover, as for the rest of South Africa, the Western Cape is expected to endure significant increases in both minimum and maximum temperatures (Pandy and Rogerson, 2021). The outcomes of climate change are set be a range of impacts that increase the risk profile by introducing or increasing levels of vulnerability and exposure.…”

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Coastal Tourism and Climate Change: Risk Perceptions of Tourism Stakeholders in South Africa’s Garden Route

Pandy¹,

Rogerson²

2021

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Coastal tourism destinations are highly vulnerable to the ramifications of climate change. Research conducted in South Africa has identified the potential losses associated with climate change on beach or coastal environments as one of the largest concerns for the tourism industry. In addressing the challenge of climate change a critical research issue is advancing our understanding of the risk perceptions of tourism stakeholders. The aim is to investigate risk perceptions of business stakeholders towards climate change impacts in one of South Africa’s leading coastal destinations, the Garden Route District Municipality in Western Cape province. The results are analysed from 30 qualitative interviews conducted with tourism business owners and managers. Four core themes were scrutinised, namely awareness of climate change, perceptions of the potential climate change risks, the prioritisation of climate change as compared to other business risks, and greening and adaptive measures pursued by businesses. Overall, climate change is not considered as a major issue for tourism businesses in the Garden Route especially as compared to the immediate or pressing challenges relating to marketing, infrastructural deficits, government regulations and local human resource development for tourism. This conclusion raises significant concerns for the resilience of coastal tourism destinations and local economic development futures in South Africa.

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Coastal Tourism and Climate Change: Risk Perceptions of Tourism Stakeholders in South Africa’s Garden Route

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Rogerson²

2021

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“…is decline has had a cascading effect on various sectors of the economy that depend on tourism, exacerbating unemployment and economic hardship. Such concerns have contributed to a decline in international tourism receipts, which dropped by 74.2% in 2020 (Pandy & Rogerson, 2021;Proos & Ha ingh, 2022).…”

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Marketing Promotional Tools and Customer Acquisition in Selected Tourism Centres in South-West, Nigeria

Ndiulo,

Kabuoh,

Worimegbe

2024

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Tourism centers play a crucial role in the global travel industry, serving as vital points of contact for travelers seeking information, services, and memorable experiences. These hubs serve as central locations for various purposes as well as fostering economic development. As a result, the expansion of tourist centers has been a critical focus for policymakers, stakeholders, and investors. Various countries have implemented reforms, policies, and guidelines in the tourism sector to spur its growth. Despite these efforts, there are still challenges in acquiring customers for the tourism industry, and effective marketing promotional tools are seen as essential in addressing these issues and implementing strategies to advance the tourism sector. This study investigated the effect of Marketing Promotional Tools on Customer Acquisition in Selected Tourism Centers in South-West, Nigeria. Survey research design was adopted. The population was 431 marketing employees of 10 tourism centers at the top, middle and lower levels within the selected tourism centers in South-West, Nigeria. The total enumeration method was adopted. A structured and validated questionnaire was used for data collection. The Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficients of constructs ranged from 0.70 to 0.92. A validated questionnaire was used to collect data. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential (multiple linear regression analysis) with the aid of SPSS statistical software version 27. A total of 431 copies of questionnaire were administered to employees of the selected tourism centers in South-West, Nigeria, 424 were correctly filled and returned. This represents a response rate of 98.4%, which is deemed satisfactory for data analysis and interpretation. The findings revealed that marketing promotional tools had significant effect on customer acquisition of selected tourism centers in South-West, Nigeria (Adj. R2 = 0.436; F (4,420) = 66.287, p < 0.05). The study concluded that marketing promotional tools enhanced the customer acquisition of selected tourism centers in South-West, Nigeria. The study recommended that management of tourist centers should engage in identifying new geographic markets, exploring international partnerships, or diversifying the tourism centers' offerings to include complementary services to enhance customer acquisition.

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“…It is demonstrated, however, that there is still a long way to go to ensure SDG localisation and considers "unlikely the sector will realise its full potential because of the lag taken to venture into the SDG space and the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic" (Dube, 2021b: 12). Of particular concern for African tourism is the minimal attention which is devoted to SDG 13 on climate change, which will be the trigger for the forthcoming crisis that threatens to devastate the continent's tourism economy (Fitchett, 2021;Pandy and Rogerson, 2021;Saarinen, 2021). Finally, in terms of the theme of transformation and COVID-19, it has been argued that there is considerable value for African scholars to learn lessons from past experience and undertake historical tourism research studies which might resonate with contemporary debates.…”

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African Tourism in Uncertain Times: Covid-19 Research Progress

Rogerson¹,

Economics²,

Rogerson³

2021

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COVID-19 is a trigger event which is changing the complexion of African tourism and the directions of African tourism research. This article offers an overview and commentary on the state of African research produced during the uncertain times of 2020-2021 in specific response to the immediate impacts and changes which have been catalysed by the pandemic. The article is a progress report to capture and profile the body of focussed contributions on COVID-19 and tourism which have appeared for sub-Saharan Africa. Further, it is a contribution towards strengthening our understanding of tourism and change in the Global South. Overall, the discussion serves to highlight an emerging African scholarship which is engaged on a range of issues around three core themes of ramification, adaptation and transformation.

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Climate Change Risks and Tourism in South Africa: Projections and Policy

Cited by 7 publications

References 51 publications

Coastal Tourism and Climate Change: Risk Perceptions of Tourism Stakeholders in South Africa’s Garden Route

Coastal Tourism and Climate Change: Risk Perceptions of Tourism Stakeholders in South Africa’s Garden Route

Marketing Promotional Tools and Customer Acquisition in Selected Tourism Centres in South-West, Nigeria

African Tourism in Uncertain Times: Covid-19 Research Progress

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