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South African community-based tourism operational guidelines: Analysis and critical review

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  • Andrea Giampiccoli
  • Melville Saayman

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Community-based tourism (CBT), similar to tourism in general, is growing in relevance and importance as a field of research. The growing interest in CBT has led to the production of various handbooks, manuals and/or guidelines on CBT development. The tourism sector in South Africa is growing, and the South African government has realized the relevance of community involvement in tourism. Lately, the South African government has also produced CBT guidelines. Within this context, this article, while not excluding general issues concerning CBT, specifically pays attention to the main issues related to CBT and correlates them with the South African CBT guidelines. The aim of this paper, therefore, is to critically review how certain fundamental CBT principles are presented and interpreted in the South African CBT guidelines. The article intends to contribute to the growing literature on CBT. The conclusion reveals that the South African CBT guidelines provide a very broad understanding and interpretation of CBT. This should be seen as a weakness and a danger for implementing CBT.

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  • Andrea Giampiccoli & Melville Saayman, 2018. "South African community-based tourism operational guidelines: Analysis and critical review," African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 10(6), pages 759-770, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rajsxx:v:10:y:2018:i:6:p:759-770
    DOI: 10.1080/20421338.2018.1463653
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    1. Anna Dłużewska & Andrea Giampiccoli, 2021. "Enhancing island tourism's local benefits: A proposed community‐based tourism‐oriented general model," Sustainable Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 29(1), pages 272-283, January.
    2. Oliver Mtapuri & Tran Duc Thanh & Andrea Giampiccoli & Anna Dłużewska, 2021. "Expansion and Specification of Knowledge, Skills, Attitudes and Practices Survey Model for Community-Based Tourism Development," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(19), pages 1-12, September.

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