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International Migration through the Tourism Industry: Implications, Challenges, and Contradictions in South Africa

International Migration through the Tourism Industry: Implications, Challenges, and Contradictions in South Africa

Unathi Sonwabile Henama, Portia Pearl Siyanda Sifolo
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 19
ISBN13: 9781466673281|ISBN10: 1466673281|EISBN13: 9781466673298
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-7328-1.ch007
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Henama, Unathi Sonwabile, and Portia Pearl Siyanda Sifolo. "International Migration through the Tourism Industry: Implications, Challenges, and Contradictions in South Africa." Urbanization and Migration as Factors Affecting Global Economic Development, edited by Denis Ushakov, IGI Global, 2015, pp. 110-128. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-7328-1.ch007

APA

Henama, U. S. & Sifolo, P. P. (2015). International Migration through the Tourism Industry: Implications, Challenges, and Contradictions in South Africa. In D. Ushakov (Ed.), Urbanization and Migration as Factors Affecting Global Economic Development (pp. 110-128). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-7328-1.ch007

Chicago

Henama, Unathi Sonwabile, and Portia Pearl Siyanda Sifolo. "International Migration through the Tourism Industry: Implications, Challenges, and Contradictions in South Africa." In Urbanization and Migration as Factors Affecting Global Economic Development, edited by Denis Ushakov, 110-128. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-7328-1.ch007

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Abstract

The tourism industry has advantages and disadvantages that are evident in South Africa. One of the disadvantages in Cape Town is the growth of particularly urban tourism that has displaced domestic tourists due to the high prices charged. The development of the domestic tourism market is challenged by the dominant unemployment, poverty, and inequality that are affecting the South African economy. Yet, tourism consumption requires the availability of discretionary income as a necessary condition to afford to procure and consume tourism offerings. Government support is visible in the industry as it has the ability to create jobs and opportunities for entrepreneurs. Even though three cities in South Africa, Cape Town, Durban, and Johannesburg, dominate the urban tourism market, this can also be reflected in the flight frequencies via Johannesburg, which is the regional hub for Southern Africa.

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