NICHE TOURISM IN SOUTH AFRICA: A RENEWED POLICY FOCUS IN THE COVID-19 ENVIRONMENT
The COVID-19 pandemic is a catalyst for new patterns of demand and supply for the tourism sector. One consequence is a renewed policy interest in the importance of niche tourism products for destination development. This paper investigates the importance of niche tourism and its (re-) emergence on...
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| description | The COVID-19 pandemic is a catalyst for new patterns of demand and supply for the tourism sector. One
consequence is a renewed policy interest in the importance of niche tourism products for destination development. This paper
investigates the importance of niche tourism and its (re-) emergence on the policy agenda of tourism stakeholders in South
Africa. It is argued that with a resurgence of niche tourism as policy focus there is a need for an extended research agenda on
niche tourism in South Africa. The analysis represents a contribution to the changing agendas of tourism scholarship in the
global South which have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7b7bdbb06c8c45ec9e49b6484116e9d42022-12-21T19:24:43ZengEditura Universităţii din OradeaGeo Journal of Tourism and Geosites2065-08172021-12-01394spl1379138710.30892/gtg.394spl08-781NICHE TOURISM IN SOUTH AFRICA: A RENEWED POLICY FOCUS IN THE COVID-19 ENVIRONMENTChristian M. ROGERSON0Jayne M. ROGERSON1University of Johannesburg, School of Tourism & Hospitality, College of Business and Economics, Bunting Road, Johannesburg, South Africa, e-mail: chrismr@uj.ac.zaUniversity of Johannesburg, School of Tourism & Hospitality, College of Business and Economics, Bunting Road, Johannesburg, South Africa, e-mail: jayner@uj.ac.zaThe COVID-19 pandemic is a catalyst for new patterns of demand and supply for the tourism sector. One consequence is a renewed policy interest in the importance of niche tourism products for destination development. This paper investigates the importance of niche tourism and its (re-) emergence on the policy agenda of tourism stakeholders in South Africa. It is argued that with a resurgence of niche tourism as policy focus there is a need for an extended research agenda on niche tourism in South Africa. The analysis represents a contribution to the changing agendas of tourism scholarship in the global South which have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.http://gtg.webhost.uoradea.ro/PDF/GTG-4spl-2021/gtg.394spl08-781.pdfniche tourismtourism policycovid-19south africa |
| spellingShingle | Christian M. ROGERSON Jayne M. ROGERSON NICHE TOURISM IN SOUTH AFRICA: A RENEWED POLICY FOCUS IN THE COVID-19 ENVIRONMENT Geo Journal of Tourism and Geosites niche tourism tourism policy covid-19 south africa |
| title | NICHE TOURISM IN SOUTH AFRICA: A RENEWED POLICY FOCUS IN THE COVID-19 ENVIRONMENT |
| title_full | NICHE TOURISM IN SOUTH AFRICA: A RENEWED POLICY FOCUS IN THE COVID-19 ENVIRONMENT |
| title_fullStr | NICHE TOURISM IN SOUTH AFRICA: A RENEWED POLICY FOCUS IN THE COVID-19 ENVIRONMENT |
| title_full_unstemmed | NICHE TOURISM IN SOUTH AFRICA: A RENEWED POLICY FOCUS IN THE COVID-19 ENVIRONMENT |
| title_short | NICHE TOURISM IN SOUTH AFRICA: A RENEWED POLICY FOCUS IN THE COVID-19 ENVIRONMENT |
| title_sort | niche tourism in south africa a renewed policy focus in the covid 19 environment |
| topic | niche tourism tourism policy covid-19 south africa |
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