Viewpoint: How pro-poor is business tourism in the global South?

Rogerson, Christian M.

doi:10.3828/idpr.2014.29

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“…Among the most well-developed research issues are the growth of new accommodation services for business travellers in terms of networks of business hotels and of the contribution of business tourists to total commercial bednights (Rogerson, 2011a(Rogerson, , 2011b(Rogerson, , 2013a(Rogerson, , 2013b(Rogerson, , 2016a(Rogerson, , 2018aMagombo et al, 2017) and serviced apartments (Greenberg & Rogerson, 2015. Outside of South Africa an analysis of African tourism scholarship undertaken for the past decade uncovers only a handful of research studies which shed light on the formal economy of business tourism as a whole and on the organisation of MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) tourism more specifically (Coles & Mitchell, 2009;Fawzy, 2010;Fenich et al, 2012;Rogerson, 2014aRogerson, , 2014bSchroeder et al, 2014;Rogerson, 2015a;Seebaluck et al, 2015;Kodi, 2017;Tichaawa, 2017).…”

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Business tourism under apartheid: The historical development of South Africa’s conference industry

Rogerson

2019

Urbani Izziv

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Conference tourism as part of MICE tourism has attracted a growing international literature. It is argued existing scholarship is overwhelmingly ‘present-minded’ and that historical issues relating to the conference industry often are overlooked. Using historical documentary sources and industry press, this paper examines the evolution of conference tourism in South Africa from the early 1960s to the period of the country’s democratic transition in 1994. Under apartheid, conference tourism was primarily a domestic affair, lacked professionalism and quality infrastructure in terms of dedicated proposed built conference venues. By 1994 whilst the country’s conference industry did not have any global standard facilities, the planning for such convention centres was in process in the country’s three major cities.

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Section: Mice Tourism In Africamentioning

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Business tourism under apartheid: The historical development of South Africa’s conference industry

Rogerson

2019

Urbani Izziv

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“…Further, the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) recorded that business tourism contributes to approximately 21.5% of the total tourism receipts (WTTC, 2019). Despite its prominence, business tourism has been recognized as a significantly under researched area in scholarship (Rogerson, 2015;2014a;2014b;Tichaawa, 2017;Spencer and Bavuma, 2018;Marais et al, 2017) with available literature on the sector within the developing context being very limited and far scarcer than for its developed counterpart.…”

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“…For Sub-Saharan Africa, business tourism is of great significance as it contributes a major portion of international arrivals (Rogerson, 2015;2014a;2014b;Tichaawa, 2017;Spencer and Bavuma, 2018;Marais et al, 2017;Davidson, 2018). Christie et al (2013) notably point out the uniqueness of business tourism in the developing context, averring business tourism volumes to far exceed those of leisure travel.…”

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Informal Business Tourism in Cameroon

Tichaawa¹

2021

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The uniqueness of business tourism in the African context is argued to be an amalgam of several clusters of activities manifested in both the formal and informal sectors. In this study, business tourism in the global south, with a specific focus on the informal sector in Cameroon is analysed. Using data that was collected from a series of semi-structured interviews conducted with three hundred and seventy-seven business travellers, the study reveals that informal business tourism includes domestic business travellers classified into five distinctive categories: (1) informal salespeople (2) shopowners (3) herdsmen (4) local farmers and (5) wholesalers. The study concludes that informal business tourism represents an important sector that contributes to tourism development and if well harnessed, its multiplier effect could be widespread amongst the different economic sectors of Cameroon.

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“…Fair-trade tourism (Boluk, 2011 Strambach and Surmeier, 2013) and pro-poor tourism development strategies that aim to reduce poverty have gained traction in the Global South (Ashley and Roe, 2002; Brown and Hall 2008; Chok et al , 2007; Croes and Rivera, 2017; Rogerson, 2014; Truong, 2014). However, there are some indications that pro-poor tourism development strategies may not sufficiently address issues of poverty (Gascón, 2015; Goodwin, 2008; Hall, 2007; Harrison, 2008).…”

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Leapfrogging to empowerment and inclusivity

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Cartier

2017

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to illuminate an example of current practices and processes that enable transformation in the workplace in a South African multi-unit hospitality and tourism business, affording previously disadvantaged people the opportunity to advance in the organization and participate in the management and ownership of that organization. Design/methodology/approach A constructivist grounded theory methodological framework is used for the collection of data, analysis and theoretical development, utilizing Charmaz’s (2006, 2011, 2014) approach in both the collection and analysis of data as well as the theoretical perspective that emerged from the research process. Intensive semi-structured recorded interviews were conducted with the owner and managers of the company. Following transcription of the interviews, multi-level data coding allowed the move from an inductive to an abductive process with theoretical sampling allowing the shift toward conceptual and theoretical development. Findings Study findings provide insight about the processes and practices that enabled previously disadvantaged people to move into management and ownership of a multi-unit South African hospitality and tourism business. Leapfrogging emerged as a theoretical perspective that provides interpretive understanding of atypical upward employment mobility, i.e. “human leapfrogging.” Research limitations/implications While this study is limited to a single hospitality and tourism company in South Africa that is not necessarily typical of other South African businesses, it provides a vivid illustration of the impact that visionary leadership and a genuine desire to “level the playing field” can have on individuals, both personally and professionally, and their wider communities. Practical implications Leapfrogging theory in the context of “human leapfrogging” suggests innovative business practices for fast-tracking marginalized individuals out of poverty and provides an urgently needed theoretical perspective for this process. Originality/value To the authors’ knowledge, the leapfrogging concept has not previously been applied in the context of atypical employment progression within the corporation, nor has its impact on the corporation and the lives of the affected individuals and their communities been examined.

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Viewpoint: How pro-poor is business tourism in the global South?

Cited by 11 publications

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Business tourism under apartheid: The historical development of South Africa’s conference industry

Business tourism under apartheid: The historical development of South Africa’s conference industry

Informal Business Tourism in Cameroon

Leapfrogging to empowerment and inclusivity

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