Examining COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience of Cape Town as a Tourist Destination

Thwala, Konanani Constance; Dube, Kaitano

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“…In South Africa Rogerson and Rogerson (2020a) report that the country's leading hospitality groups such as Tsogo Sun and Sun International temporarily closed down their properties in compliance with the government's lockdown requirements. Thwala and Dube (2023) observe that in Cape Town, one of the prime tourism destinations in Africa, hotel occupancies plummeted to around 10% between April and August 2020 as an outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Ghana, after the pronouncement of the initial COVID-19 regulations, tourism subsectors (including hospitality) suffered a 60% decline in business level (Thams et al, 2020).…”

Section: Covid-19 and The Hospitality Sector In Sub-saharan Africamentioning

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The End of Covid-19 and Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals by the Hospitality Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa

SHERENI,

ROGERSON

2023

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The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the end of the COVID-19 pandemic as a public health emergency in 2023. This study aims to review the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the hospitality sector in Africa in terms of achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. It is based on a review of documentary sources on the nexus between COVID-19, SDGs and the hospitality sector in sub-Saharan Africa. The findings highlight that the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the closure of hospitality facilities, significant job losses, decline in GDP contribution, financial losses and an increase in poverty which negatively impacted the achievement of various SDGs. This said, the pandemic also brought certain positive impacts including a reduction in carbon emissions and a greater appreciation of domestic tourism. Arguably, in the post COVID-19 period, the hospitality sector in sub-Saharan Africa needs a reset with expanded measures towards the achievement of the SDGs. Correspondingly, African hospitality scholarship must pivot to address relevant research issues around the SDGs.

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confidence: 99%

The End of Covid-19 and Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals by the Hospitality Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa

SHERENI,

ROGERSON

2023

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Examining COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience of Cape Town as a Tourist Destination

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The End of Covid-19 and Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals by the Hospitality Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa

The End of Covid-19 and Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals by the Hospitality Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa

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