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Durban—A tourism Mecca? Challenges of the post-apartheid era

Durban—A tourism Mecca? Challenges of the post-apartheid era Durban A Tourism Mecca? Challenges of the Post-Apartheid Era Brij Maharaj, Reshma Sucheran and Vino Pillay INTRODUCTION Tourism is one of the most important and fastest growing industries in the world, and it has become an integral part of economic development policies in both developed and developing countries (Hall, 1995; Hoffman, Fainstein and Judd, 2003; Chuang and Huang, 2004; Thomas, Pigozzi and Sambrook, 2005). South Africa in general, and the city of Durban in particular, (the focus of this paper), have not been immune to these trends (Allen and Brcnnan, 2004; Rogerson and Visser, 2004; Rogerson and Visser, 2006). Policymakers enthusiastically pur- sue the development of tourism-orientated facilities in the hope of attracting for- eign exchange, generating economic growth, creating jobs and diversifying the economy (Beauregard, 1998, Judd and Fainstein, 1999). As a service industry it is generally argued that tourism is labour-intensive and that one of the major impacts of tourism development, especially at a regional and local level, is job creation. Tourism is seen by government, as well as the private sector, as a way of contributing to the economic prosperity of countries, regions and local areas (Youell, 1996). Additional multiplier effects are often cited to capture http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Urban Forum Springer Journals

Durban—A tourism Mecca? Challenges of the post-apartheid era

Urban Forum , Volume 17 (3) – Jul 21, 2006

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Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2006 by Transaction Publishers
Subject
Geography; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning; Human Geography; Sociology; Political Science; Population Economics
ISSN
1015-3802
eISSN
1874-6330
DOI
10.1007/s12132-006-0012-9
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Durban A Tourism Mecca? Challenges of the Post-Apartheid Era Brij Maharaj, Reshma Sucheran and Vino Pillay INTRODUCTION Tourism is one of the most important and fastest growing industries in the world, and it has become an integral part of economic development policies in both developed and developing countries (Hall, 1995; Hoffman, Fainstein and Judd, 2003; Chuang and Huang, 2004; Thomas, Pigozzi and Sambrook, 2005). South Africa in general, and the city of Durban in particular, (the focus of this paper), have not been immune to these trends (Allen and Brcnnan, 2004; Rogerson and Visser, 2004; Rogerson and Visser, 2006). Policymakers enthusiastically pur- sue the development of tourism-orientated facilities in the hope of attracting for- eign exchange, generating economic growth, creating jobs and diversifying the economy (Beauregard, 1998, Judd and Fainstein, 1999). As a service industry it is generally argued that tourism is labour-intensive and that one of the major impacts of tourism development, especially at a regional and local level, is job creation. Tourism is seen by government, as well as the private sector, as a way of contributing to the economic prosperity of countries, regions and local areas (Youell, 1996). Additional multiplier effects are often cited to capture

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Published: Jul 21, 2006

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