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    • How deep are scuba divers’ pockets? 

      Saayman, Melville; Saayman, Andrea (IP Publishing Ltd, 2014-08)
      More than 60,000 divers annually visit Sodwana Bay in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, one of the world's top diving sites. A survey was conducted during March and April 2012 to identify factors that influence the spending ...
    • The impact of Blue Flag status on tourist decision-making when selecting a beach 

      Geldenhuys, Linda-Louise; Van der Merwe, P. (African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 2014)
      The Blue Flag programme holds many benefits when looking from a conservation point of view, such as preserving the natural environment. But what are the benefits when looking from a tourism perspective? In the literature ...
    • The non-consumptive value of selected marine species at Table Mountain National Park: an exploratory study 

      Saayman, Melville (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 ...
    • The perceived value of a scuba diving experience 

      Schoeman, K.; Van der Merwe, P.; Slabbert, E. (Coastal Education & Research Foundation, 2016)
      Tourists today are more value conscious, which creates challenges for tourism products to keep up with what tourists want and how they perceive certain experiences. Perceived tourism value can be seen as the value that ...