Rethinking South African urban tourism research

• Christian M. Rogerson ^[2] ; Gustav Visser ^[1]
  1. [1] University of the Free State

     University of the Free State

     Mangaung, Sudáfrica

     
  2. [2] University of Johannesburg

     University of Johannesburg

     City of Johannesburg, Sudáfrica

     
• Localización: Tourism review international, ISSN 1544-2721, Vol. 15, Nº. Extra 1-2, 2011 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Southern African Tourism), págs. 77-90
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • A critical overview of the state of the art of research on urban tourism in South Africa is undertaken. Conceptually, the investigation is framed by the contention that calls for growing theorization of urban tourism in the developed North are not tenable without reference to the empirical and policy realities of Southern urban tourism systems. It is demonstrated urban tourism figures strongly in the South African tourism landscape. An overview of urban tourism niches and associated research literature is presented. It is shown that while historically urban tourism was largely ignored by urban scholars, since the early 1990s a range of urban tourism products has developed, many of them parallels of urban tourism products found in advanced postindustrial economies. The conclusion suggests that urban tourism in South Africa offers fertile ground for future empirical, theoretical, and policy research.