Durban—A tourism Mecca? Challenges of the post-apartheid era

Strategic Planning of Sport Tourism Events on Destination Brands: Examining the Role of Home-Grown Sport

“…Interestingly, in relation to the South African destination brand, respondents consistently agreed that, although South Africa has a clear global brand identity, individual South African cities still own their individual brand identities which might, at times, not reflect the overall nationwide brand. For example, (R1), (R2) and (R5) noted that coastal cities such as Cape Town and Durban typically share similar brands in terms of its natural setting as well as their sport event hosting as also supported by (Turco, et al, 2003;Maharaj et al, 2006;Hemmonsbey & Knott, 2016), whereas other inland cities such as Johannesburg and Tshwane are commonly viewed as a "business hub with a corporate brand identity" (R5). Due to such views, the destination brand identity of South Africa is usually perceived as a 'diverse place brand' (R8).…”

“…South Africa further consistently host many successful recurring, small-scale sport events where the control over the organising, marketing and staging of such events are retained locally. For example, both Cape Town City and Durban have recognised that major annual events have become a trademark to their existing brand and that a substantial number of tourists have come to visit the city spec ifically for the purpose of attending, or of participating in, sport-related events (Turco et al, 2003;Maharaj et al, 2006;Hemmonsbey & Knott, 2016). Despite such events having significantly gained increasing (national and international) participation, spectating and media coverage, Kotze (2006) argues that not enough is being done to strategically engage with such events for tourism promotion, internationally.…”

Contesting displacement and the struggle for survival: The case of subsistence fisher folk in Durban, South Africa

“…Durban is South Africa's third largest metropolitan area after Johannesburg and Cape Town. A port city with a population of 3.6 million people (eThekwini Municipality, 2015: 24), Durban has a subtropical climate which makes it a popular year-round tourist destination (Maharaj et al., 2006). However, and specific to the focus of this paper, fishing contributed less than 0.5% of the Durban Municipality's GDP (Indian Ocean Observatory Ports and Cities, 2015).…”

Urban Tourism and Regional Tourists: Shopping in Johannesburg, South Africa

“…Several dimensions of the invention and promotion of South African cities as tourist destinations are strikingly similar to those occurring in North American or Western European cities. The most visible manifestations of tourism promotion are the waterfront redevelopments and flagship leisure projects that have transformed and regenerated large spaces of inner‐city Durban and Cape Town (Maharaj et al . 2006; Ferreira & Visser 2007).…”