Browsing by Author "Saayman, M."
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The critical success factors for managing the visitor experience at a major musical event
(North-West University, 2011)With numerous artists coming to South Africa, the event industry is becoming congested with competition. This makes the production of a memorable visitor experience to events particularly challenging for the management of ... -
Critical success factors for managing the visitor experience at the Kruger National Park
(North-West University, 2011)Nature–based tourism destinations have shown significant growth over the past decade and, with the ever increasing numbers of tourists travelling to national parks, the right management structures, goals and objectives ... -
Determinants of foreign direct investment in tourism : the case of Malawi
(2011)Foreign Direct Investment, in spite of several challenges, is hailed as one of the vehicles for economic development, especially in developing countries. In the tourism industry, FDI brings much needed capital, technology, ... -
Determining tourists' valuation of the Big Five
(North-West University, 2012)The aim of this study is to determine the value of the Big 5 from a visitor’s perspective. This study will focus on determining the stated preference or contingent value (CV) of the Big 5 through a survey of tourists’, ... -
Developing a competitiveness model for South African National Parks
(2015)The tourism industry is an extremely competitive industry which is mainly caused by the ever changing needs of tourists. However, despite the constant change in tourist behaviour, violent terrorist attacks on countries ... -
Developing a new transformatory cultural tourism experience model
(2014)The research question addressed by this thesis is: To what degree the results of the statistical analysis will corroborate the main theoretical assumptions of the proposed theoretical model of new authentic transformatory ... -
Developing a socio-economic driven business model for managing an urban national park
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)Tourism has grown substantially as an economic and a social phenomenon over the past few decades. The issue of environmental sustainability cannot be separated from the issues relating to social and economic development. ... -
Developing a sustainable community tourism strategy for townships : the case of Soshanguve
(2014)The goal of this study is to develop a sustainable tourism strategy for the Soshanguve Township. The motivation for this study arose out of the acute developmental challenges facing many township communities in South Africa, ... -
The development of a strategic framework for the promotion of local cuisine in Botswana
(2015)The main goal of this study is the development a strategic framework for the promotion of local cuisine in Botswana. This goal was achieved in five key objectives. Firstly the study set to review extant literature on ... -
The development of a tourism curriculum evaluation model for secondary schools
(North-West University, 2003)Toerisme word vandag as een van die vinnig groeiende bedrywe in die wêreld gesien. 'n Probleem wat Suid-Afrika egter in die oë staar word saamgevat deur SAT (Suid-Afrika se Toerismeraad) wat beweer dat toerisme eerstens ... -
Development of a tourism management framework for Mapungubwe National Park
(2013)MNP is one of the smallest and youngest national parks in the portfolio of South African National Parks (SANParks). The park is also a World Heritage Site because it contains the remnants of the ancient Kingdom of Mapungubwe, ... -
The development of a universal accessibility framework for national parks in South Africa and Zimbabwe
(2015)Despite global growth in the disability tourism market, tourism organisations have not realised the full potential of this market due to a lack of understanding of this market segment as well as the perception that PwDs ... -
Development of an interpretation framework for the Kruger National Park
(2015)The growth of the ecotourism industry has resulted in increased demand for ecotourism and, consequently, the demand for one of the most renowned ecotourism destinations in South Africa, the Kruger National Park. Eco-tourists ... -
Does loyalty pay? First-time versus repeat visitors at a national arts festival
(University of South Africa, 2010)The aim of this research is to segment visitors to one of South Africa’s biggest arts festivals based on the frequency of visits in order to distinguish between fi rst-time and repeat festival ... -
The economic contribution of tourism to selected provinces of South Africa
(North-West University, 2005)The main purpose of this study was to determine the economic contribution of tourism to selected provinces of South Africa. One of the reasons why this research is important is the fact that tourism is not reported as an ... -
The economic impact of the 2003 cricket world cup on Potchefstroom|
(North-West University, 2004)It was the purpose of this study to determine the economic benefits of the 2003 Cricket World Cup for the host community, through analysing the spending patterns of local residents, non-residents and local businesses. ... -
The economic impact of the Aardklop National Arts Festival in Potchefstroom
(Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 2003)It is the purpose of this study to determine the economic benefits of events to the host community from both a supply and demand side. In the context of event tourism, economic impact is defined as the net economic change ... -
The economic impact of the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival in Oudtshoorn
(North-West University, 2004)The purpose of this study was to determine the economic impact of tourists visiting the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival in Oudtshoorn. In the context of event tourism, economic impact can be defined as the net change ... -
The economic impact of the Wacky Wine Festival
(North-West University, 2012)Literature indicates that events like a wine festival have many role players involved that need each other for them to be successful. The more role players there are, the more complex the event becomes, as in the case of ... -
An ecotourism curriculum for higher education institutions
(North-West University, 2003)Ecotourism is one of the fastest-growing sectors of the tourism industry worldwide. Sustained development and success of the industry depends on the availability of suitably trained manpower. Formal educational programmes ...
