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A motivation based typology of open-water swimmers
(University of Stellenbosch, 2011)
People travel to destinations for different reasons and the same applies to sporting events. To fulfil the needs of athletes and ensure that the event remains competitive, it is important to understand the needs of different ...
Motives for attending the Cultivaria Arts Festival
(University of Stellenbosch, 2011)
Festivals are becoming a key feature on the tourism calendar of many towns and cities. Cultivaria is one of South Africa’s newest arts festivals and is held at Paarl annually. The festival is one combining the arts, wine ...
The socio-economic impact of the Table Mountain National Park
(Sabinet, 2013)
This article will determine the socio-economic impact of South Africa’s largest urban national park, and the one that attracts the most visitors. Because national parks have more functions than mere conservation, the ...
Environmental factors affecting tourists' experience in South African national parks
(Academic journals, 2012)
This study, the first of its kind involving South African National Parks, aimed to determine which environmental factors in these parks have a negative effect on tourists’ experience, and whether tourists who visit parks ...
Lessons in managing the visitor experience at the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival
(Clute Institute, 2012)
The event industry, in particular arts festivals, is one of South Africa’s fastest growing tourism sectors in tourism industry. However, only minimal research has been done to identify factors that arts festival visitors ...
Determinants of spending: an evaluation of three major sporting events
(2012)
South Africa plays host to a number of major sporting events that takes place annually such as the Two Oceans Marathon, the Argus Cycle Tour and the Midmar open water mile. This research aims to identify the socio-economic ...
Travel behaviour of South African tourism students
(University of Stellenbosch. Department of Sport Science, 2012)
When developing and managing tourism products, understanding the travel behaviour of niche markets, such as students can create a competitive advantage for tourism products. The purpose of this research was to determine ...
Identifying risks facing the South African tourism industry
(University of Pretoria. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, 2012)
Even though risks certainly influence travel and tourism patterns, very little research has been conducted into how the industry generally perceives and manages risks. This article aims to (i) identify the risks the South ...
Understanding the Zion Christian Church (ZCC) Pilgrims
(Wiley, 2016)
The purpose of this research is to analyse the motives and segment the Zion Christian Church (ZCC) pilgrims to the Zion City of Moria in South Africa during Easter according to these motives. Seven motives were identified: ...
The non-consumptive value of selected marine species at Table Mountain National Park: an exploratory study
(University of Pretoria, 2014)
This exploratory study aimed to determine firstly the non-consumptive value of five marine species (whales, the Great White shark, penguins, dolphins and seals) and secondly the socio-demographic and behavioural variables ...