{"title":"City Tourism Product Development and Marketing: The Case of the Provincial Capital city of Mahikeng","authors":"Michael Chambwe, L. Tseane-Gumbi, Walter Wessels","doi":"10.58683/sp.608","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58683/sp.608","url":null,"abstract":"This article explores the city tourism product composition of Mahikeng, the capital city of South Africa’s North West Province. Its goal is twofold: to capture the industry’s views on the city’s current urban tourism product offering and to identify the necessary marketing activities for tourism development in Mahikeng. The study used quantitative data from an online survey involving 62 tourism businesses operating in Mahikeng. The results highlight a limited level of tourism product offerings, ineffective marketing activities, and the need to develop a more diverse city tourism product mix to ensure the success of Mahikeng as a tourist city. The authors recommend the development of a varied product mix and, through this, the implementation of marketing activities more suited to cities with a provincial status.","PeriodicalId":33810,"journal":{"name":"Studia Periegetica","volume":"144 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138981418","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Współczesna rola małych kalwarii w kontekście ochrony dziedzictwa krajobrazowego ziemi kłodzkiej","authors":"Janusz Łach, Aneta Marek","doi":"10.58683/sp.600","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58683/sp.600","url":null,"abstract":"W artykule przeanalizowano rolę krajobrazów sakralnych, reprezentowanych przez górskie kalwarie plenerowe znajdujące się na terenie ziemi kłodzkiej. Miejsca te, określane mianem „małych kalwarii”, stanowią część dziedzictwa krajobrazowego regionu wymagającego ochrony. Celem przedstawionego badania było rozpoznanie cech typologicznych charakteryzujących małe kalwarie i wykorzystanie ich do oceny aktualnego stanu zachowania i funkcji tychże. W sumie na terenie ziemi kłodzkiej zidentyfikowano 15 małych kalwarii. Na podstawie analizy symbolicznych, architektonicznych oraz topograficznych aspektów badanych obiektów wyróżniono pięć planów kompozycyjnych. Każdy plan posiada zróżnicowaną formę architektoniczno-konstrukcyjną elementów tworzących zespół pasyjny, którym towarzyszą współczesne rzeźby świętych będące przejawem lokalnej kultury ludowej. Pomimo zmian politycznych, narodowościowych i religijnych, jakie nastąpiły po 1945 roku, małe kalwarie ziemi kłodzkiej, z wyjątkiem tych, które znajdują się w Młynowcu, Porębie i Wójtowicach, są nadal widoczne w terenie i stanowią świadectwo religijności mieszkańców regionu; trzy z pozostałych trzynastu (Radochów, Międzygórze oraz Lewin Kłodzki) zostały wysoko ocenione pod względem ich współczesnych funkcji i statusu. Obiekty charakteryzują się wysoką wartością historyczno-kulturową, teologiczną i emocjonalną o zasięgu regionalnym, krajowym, a nawet międzynarodowym w przypadku kalwarii na Iglicznej w Międzygórzu. Ze względu na te walory dawne określenie ziemi kłodzkiej jako „Krainy Pana Boga” (Herrgottsland) wydaje się nadal aktualne.","PeriodicalId":33810,"journal":{"name":"Studia Periegetica","volume":"3 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138585592","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Climate Change Impacts on Wildlife Protected Areas in Southern Africa: a Bibliometric Analysis","authors":"Regis Musavengane, W. Musakwa","doi":"10.58683/sp.620","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58683/sp.620","url":null,"abstract":"The article examines how climate change has impacted wildlife-protected areas in Southern Africa in the context of tourism development. Protected areas are known as preferred destinations for nature-loving tourists. Using a systematic review and bibliometric analysis the authors identify symptoms of climate change in Southern Africa’s wildlife-protected areas and adaptation strategies for resilient destinations. Some of the key effects of climate change identified in the analysis include species reduction, human-wildlife conflicts, habitat quality and infrastructure modification and social impacts. The authors establish at what levels changing climatic conditions in protected areas affect conservation and tourism processes in protected areas thus contributing to the body of knowledge on wildlife-human interactions, survival strategies of community members and interactions between community members and conservation organizations. The synthesized data can be used in future studies to focus on climate-proofing protected areas and surrounding communities, can help social enterprises and conservation groups to improve community resilience against climate change and inform conservation ecosystem-based adaptation strategies.","PeriodicalId":33810,"journal":{"name":"Studia Periegetica","volume":"16 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138585461","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dynamic Changes and Recovery in Event Venues: Perspectives from MICE Event Planners and Venue Managers","authors":"Refiloe Julia Lekgau, Tembi Maloney Tichaawa","doi":"10.58683/sp.598","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58683/sp.598","url":null,"abstract":"The study examines the role played by event venues in helping the MICE event industry in South Africa recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, adapt to new conditions and innovate. The analysis is based on qualitative data collected during in-depth interviews with MICE event venue suppliers and planners. It was found that a crucial first step in order to reopen these venues was to ensure compliance with safety regulations. In response to the quick shift to virtual and hybrid events, many venues implemented necessary upgrades to accommodate such forms of participation. A number of event planners also considered using multiple venues to host large-scale events. The crisis caused by the pandemic re-emphasised the importance of alternative event venues and outdoor spaces. The study has implications for MICE event planners and suppliers.","PeriodicalId":33810,"journal":{"name":"Studia Periegetica","volume":"46 8","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136283807","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"International Study Abroad Tourism: A case study of the influence of Chinese families in location decision making","authors":"Jing Meng, Anthony Johnston","doi":"10.58683/sp.610","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58683/sp.610","url":null,"abstract":"This paper explores the decision making process of Chinese students when choosing to study abroad, focusing on an under-represented group in the literature: students’ families. The paper has three objectives: 1) To explore the relationship between Chinese parents and their children in the context of a decision to study abroad; 2) To discover the rationale offered by parents for influencing their child’s decision; and 3) To investigate the role of the macro environment on the family decisionmaking process in the context of international education. Primary qualitative evidence is presented, drawing on semi-structured data collected in China with families between 2022–2023. During this period of time strict control of China’s borders remained in the context of pandemic management. The findings of the study reveal that parents in China exhibit high levels of involvement and interest in their children’s international education decisions. Financial capability empowers parents to have a stronger voice than their children concerning the decision-making process. Social capital is one of the motivations for parents to support the study abroad for their children. Destination managers, university management, recruitment agents and policymakers need to pay deeper attention to the role of parents in international education decision-making. A deeper understanding of parental ambitions, concerns and wishes would facilitate more targeted marketing and an improved student experience.","PeriodicalId":33810,"journal":{"name":"Studia Periegetica","volume":"283 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139278260","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Effect of CSR on Restaurants’ Brand Image and Customers’ Brand Attitudes as Evidenced by Their Purchase Intentions","authors":"Mohammadsadegh Omidvar, Anisah Deen","doi":"10.58683/sp.576","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58683/sp.576","url":null,"abstract":"This study aims to identify CSR dimensions which affect restaurants’ brand image and customers’ brand attitudes and assess the impact of these two mediating variables impact on customers’ purchase intentions. The study is based on information from 417 questionnaires distributed among restaurant customers in Tehran. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to test the conceptual model and results reveal that economic CSR is inversely correlated with brand image and brand attitude, although this relationship is not significant. This means that if customers feel that restaurants pay too much attention to profitability, they may have a negative attitude towards these restaurants. Other CSR dimensions (legal, ethical, philanthropic and environmental) were found to have a positive effect on brand image and customers’ brand attitudes, both of which make them more likely to use their services. Therefore, restaurant owners should be aware of different implications of CSR activities and choose those that are likely to improve restaurants’ brand image and be positively perceived by customers.","PeriodicalId":33810,"journal":{"name":"Studia Periegetica","volume":"18 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139279236","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Keagan J.E. Collins, Christian M. Rogerson, Jayne Rogerson
{"title":"The Evolution of the Craft Beer Industry in the Global South: The Experience of South Africa","authors":"Keagan J.E. Collins, Christian M. Rogerson, Jayne Rogerson","doi":"10.58683/sp.603","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58683/sp.603","url":null,"abstract":"The global rise of craft beer production and consumption has generated a growth of literature across a range of disciplines, including geography. One of the major concepts in explaining the emergence of craft beer landscapes is neo-localism. The largest segment of scholarly research relates to countries in the Global North. The case of South Africa is given as an example from the Global South of the burst of a craft beer culture and the emergence of an economy of craft beer. The aim in this paper is to investigate the evolution and organisation of the craft beer industry in South Africa and its neo-local manifestations. The analysis draws upon a national audit that was undertaken of the growth of micro-breweries in South Africa as well as semi-structured interviews which were conducted with craft beer entrepreneurs about the establishment, location and organisation of their businesses. It is demonstrated that neo-localism is an important influence upon the craft beer industry of South Africa","PeriodicalId":33810,"journal":{"name":"Studia Periegetica","volume":"1 6","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135087131","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Developing safety competence among Arctic tour guides in training: the case of the encounters","authors":"Barbara O. Hild","doi":"10.58683/sp.566","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58683/sp.566","url":null,"abstract":"Guiding tourists in the Arctic requires to possess the ability to utilize their knowledge and skills on safety concerns related to harsh climate, self-sufficiency, and wildlife encounters. Several tour guide training programs are offered across the Arctic with an aim to develop competent guides to facilitate tourists’ safety and experiences, yet there is limited research on guide training program. This empirical research, based on yearlong longitudinal study in Svalbard seek to explore safety competence development process among guides in training. Data gathering included participant observation in the classroom and during fieldwork. Research based on five encounters illustrates the learning process in a real-life context. Findings indicate that experiential learning approach could be used as an effective tool in facilitating students’ safety competence development. The research contributes to the knowledge on tour guides' safety training, giving findings into guides' education in extreme environments. Recommendations for further research on the guide’s safety training are discussed.","PeriodicalId":33810,"journal":{"name":"Studia Periegetica","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135803889","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Linking state-owned nature-based tourism assets for local small enterprise development: Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa","authors":"Julia K. Giddy, Jayne Rogerson","doi":"10.58683/sp.597","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58683/sp.597","url":null,"abstract":"Tourism is often discussed as a pathway to local economic development especially in the Global South. Although much discussion surrounds upliftment via job creation and the direct income generated from tourism enterprises, there is increasing focus on the benefits of tourism supply chains for local communities. Existing research demonstrates the potential role of tourism supply chains to uplift local businesses, particularly small medium and micro-enterprises (SMMEs). Nevertheless, there are many barriers which face local SMMEs in accessing tourism supply chains particularly in the Global South. This paper seeks to investigate the relationship between a major state-owned tourism asset in South Africa, Addo Elephant National Park, and SMME development. Using qualitative interviews with stakeholders within the Addo Elephant National Park, local tourism businesses as well as local SMMEs, the challenges faced by these enterprises in entering the tourism supply chain are highlighted as well as the tenuous linkages between local SMMEs and state-owned tourism assets.","PeriodicalId":33810,"journal":{"name":"Studia Periegetica","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136253352","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sustainability Practices in the Hospitality Sector of Zimbabwe: a Spatial View","authors":"Ngoni C. Shereni, Christian M. Rogerson","doi":"10.58683/sp.595","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58683/sp.595","url":null,"abstract":"The article offers a spatial analysis of sustainability practices and drivers in the Zimbabwean hospitality sector. Although differences in this regard can be observed between the Global North and the Global South, there are few studies on geographical variations in sustainability practices within particular countries. The main goal of the following study is to compare sustainability practices in Victoria Falls, a destination which attracts mainly international tourists, with other destinations, which mainly cater to domestic tourists. A questionnaire was used to collect data from 125 respondents selected through stratified random sampling. The results reveal that hospitality enterprises in Victoria Falls exhibit a higher sustainability awareness than those in other destinations. Hospitality establishments in destinations which cater mostly to domestic tourists were found to mainly implement sustainable practices required by government regulation.","PeriodicalId":33810,"journal":{"name":"Studia Periegetica","volume":"83 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136253350","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}