Examining intra-African tourism: A trade theory perspective
Background: Around the world, domestic and regional travel is considered the backbone of the tourism industry, with as much as 80% of international visitors within the same region, however, various factors permit or deter tourists to move around freely. The arguments of tourism promoting trade and v...
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| author | Adam H. Viljoen Andrea Saayman Melville Saayman |
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| description | Background: Around the world, domestic and regional travel is considered the backbone of the tourism industry, with as much as 80% of international visitors within the same region, however, various factors permit or deter tourists to move around freely. The arguments of tourism promoting trade and vice versa, are both valid. Since trade can promote tourism in Africa it implies that regional integration is necessary to foster regional tourism.
Aim: This article seeks to determine whether trade theory is able to explain intra-African tourism. This was done by applying four theoretical models of international trade to bilateral African tourism flows.
Method: Using panel data from 25 African countries over a 10-year period, this research shows that intra-African tourism flows can best be explained by the gravity theory.
Results: Cultural and geographic proximity, as well as the development of the destination country, dictates intra-African tourism. Additionally, African countries that already have an advantage in worldwide tourism receipts also benefit from intra-African tourism.
Conclusion: This research contributes to a greater understanding of the determinants that attract African travellers to other African countries, which holds important implications for both policymakers and destination managers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3598cdf1927e486696a1560f2c32ee3d2022-12-21T23:42:46ZengAOSISSouth African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences1015-88122222-34362019-07-0122110.4102/sajems.v22i1.2860874Examining intra-African tourism: A trade theory perspectiveAdam H. Viljoen0Andrea Saayman1Melville Saayman2Tourism Research in Economics, Environs and Society, North-West University, PotchefstroomSchool of Economics, North-West University, PotchefstroomTourism Research in Economics, Environs and Society, North-West University, PotchefstroomBackground: Around the world, domestic and regional travel is considered the backbone of the tourism industry, with as much as 80% of international visitors within the same region, however, various factors permit or deter tourists to move around freely. The arguments of tourism promoting trade and vice versa, are both valid. Since trade can promote tourism in Africa it implies that regional integration is necessary to foster regional tourism. Aim: This article seeks to determine whether trade theory is able to explain intra-African tourism. This was done by applying four theoretical models of international trade to bilateral African tourism flows. Method: Using panel data from 25 African countries over a 10-year period, this research shows that intra-African tourism flows can best be explained by the gravity theory. Results: Cultural and geographic proximity, as well as the development of the destination country, dictates intra-African tourism. Additionally, African countries that already have an advantage in worldwide tourism receipts also benefit from intra-African tourism. Conclusion: This research contributes to a greater understanding of the determinants that attract African travellers to other African countries, which holds important implications for both policymakers and destination managers.https://sajems.org/index.php/sajems/article/view/2860Intra-African tourismtrade theoryHeckscher-Ohlin modelcomparative advantage theoryLinder’s hypothesisgravity model. |
| spellingShingle | Adam H. Viljoen Andrea Saayman Melville Saayman Examining intra-African tourism: A trade theory perspective South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences Intra-African tourism trade theory Heckscher-Ohlin model comparative advantage theory Linder’s hypothesis gravity model. |
| title | Examining intra-African tourism: A trade theory perspective |
| title_full | Examining intra-African tourism: A trade theory perspective |
| title_fullStr | Examining intra-African tourism: A trade theory perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Examining intra-African tourism: A trade theory perspective |
| title_short | Examining intra-African tourism: A trade theory perspective |
| title_sort | examining intra african tourism a trade theory perspective |
| topic | Intra-African tourism trade theory Heckscher-Ohlin model comparative advantage theory Linder’s hypothesis gravity model. |
| url | https://sajems.org/index.php/sajems/article/view/2860 |
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