The white paper on the development and promotion of tourism in south africa, 1996 provides framework and guidelines for tourism development and promotion in south africa. As was agreed in the 1996 white paper, responsible tourism is not a luxury for south africa. The positive and negative economic contributions of mega. Tourism tax levies in the city of timmins the city of timmins has expressed interest in examining the relative impact of imposing a hotel tax also known as a visitor tax or tourism levy. Africas tourism potential is acknowledged to be significant but underdeveloped. Jan 16, 2012 white paper sustainable tourism decent work green jobs. Draft white paper on sustainable tourism development and promotion in the western cape acknowledgements the western cape government is pleased to present its white paper for sustainable tourism growth in the western cape. This article examines the influence of tourist attractions, destination support services, and people related factors on the attractiveness of a tourism destination.
This section spells out the rationale and justification for the revision of the 1996 white paper and sets out the objectives flowing therefrom. The industry was expected to make a substantial contribution to the alleviation of poverty and to black economic empowerment. Annals of tourism research vol 23, issue 4, pages 739981. The green paper was then released to the public in march 1996. The means for achieving this was the 1996 white paper on arts, culture and heritage. Sustainable forest development in south africa white paper. The tourism green paper was widely distributed for comment, whereafter the european union was approached to provide technical assistance to the government of south africa in developing a tourism white paper. White paper on sustainable tourism development and. We have since received substantial and helpful feedback on that document. Green paper on an environmental policy for south africa. Grounded in the constitution, it affirmed the right of everyone to enjoy, participate in and have access to artistic, cultural, heritage and linguistic resources, facilities, training programmes and related opportunities. Pdf development of responsible tourism guidelines for south. The white paper on local government 9 march 1998 the white paper is dedicated to the memory of tshepiso mashinini 19661998, chairperson of the white paper working committee, and all the other women and men who contributed to the building of a democratic system of local government in south africa. The availability of climate information has not been the sole barrier to understanding the interface of climate and tourism sufficiently to develop specialized climate services, facilitate greater involvement in the emerging weather derivatives and index insurance market or determine the weather and climate information for tourism decisionmaking.
Section 28 of the kwazulu natal tourism act, act no. The tourism white paper sought to achieve the objectives of the rdp. The positive and negative economic contributions of mega sporting events to local communities the positive and negative economic contributions of megasporting events to local communities part one intjoduction spo1t tourism is the fastest growing sector in the global travel industry. The western cape government is pleased to present its white paper for sustainable tourism. White paper on local government department of cooperative. The emergent tourism programme in the turks and caicos islands catherine m. Economic impact analysis of the tourism industry, robertico r. On the basis of survey results, japanese sport tourists in sportforall events were found t. New covid19 work permits please note that all covid19 work permits that have been issued by the municipality in the month of march 2020 i. The white paper is scheduled to go to the cabinet for approval at the end of march 1997. An international tourism specialists was appointed by the european union for this purpose, in october 1995. White paper on transforming public service delivery department of public service and administration 18 september 1997 contents foreword abbreviations 1. Draft white paper that there is broad acceptance of the policy directions set out in this white paper. Reconstruction and development programme rdp white paper.
White paper on sustainable tourism development and promotion in. White paper sustainable tourism decent work green jobs. That is to say, what nature tourism involves is an existential authenticity rather than the authenticity of objects. Skills development has a central role to play in ensuring the effective and sustainable transformation and development of the tourism industry in developing countries and, in. Cameron department of social sciences, cedar crest college, allentown, usa john b. Master plan for sustainable tourism development jamaica acknowledgements acknowledgements the master plan for sustainable tourism development in jamaica is a project of the ministry of tourism and sport. Curriculum assessment policy statements caps curriculum news. Technical assistance was provided by the commonwealth fund for technical cooperation cftc, commonwealth secretariat, for the preparation. Following this, government will draft a white paper setting out the national environmental policy.
Guidelines as well as a manual for responsible tourism were designed by deat during 2002 as. Classify tourism into distinct industry groups using north american industry classification standards naics provide an overview of the economic, social, and environmental impacts of tourism worldwide. Gatewood department of sociology and anthropology, lehigh university, bethlehem, usa mass tourism began in the caribbean in the 1960s with the advent of low cost. Understand the history of tourism development in canada and british columbia. Learning and teaching support material ltsm catalogue. Before engaging in a study of tourism, lets have a closer look. A government strategy for fundamental transformation 2. White paper on the development and promotion of tourism in. The purpose of this paper is to stimulate a conversation among all tourism stakeholders. Towards a development strategy for small businesses in the.
The rationale of this revised white paper is to consolidate the democratic dispensation established for the sector in 1996 and to reposition it to effectively accelerate transformation. White paper on the development and promotion of tourism. Group, among others, have prioritized the tourism sector as one of the top industries that can stimulate the economy in a short term for economic growth. It was recognised that the process of arriving at a white paper for. During april, may, and june a large number of comments was received from interested parties across the entire transport sector. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. It is an absolute necessity if south africa is to emerge as a successful. The development and promotion of tourism in south africa. White paper series submission guidelines, dick pope sr. This white paper is the product of extensive input both from stakeholders in the tourism industry and other interested parties. When the tourism white paper was published in 1996, south africa was in its third year of democracy. Second, the complex nature of authenticity in tourism is exhibited. White paper the development and promotion of tourism in south africa government of south africa department of environmental affairs and tourism may, 1996 t able of contents abbreviations definition of terms the policy formulation process part i.
Developed by the national endowment for the arts, the national endowment for the humanities, the institute of museum and library sciences and the presidents council on the arts and the humanities. Weather and climate information for tourism sciencedirect. Skills development for tourism has attracted only a limited scholarship in the developing world. An empirical research study on japanese sport tourism in. Two empirical research studies were conducted on sportforall events to explore sport tourism in japan. Workshop and the national tourism workshop held on 4 march 1996. Tourism in south africa provides for the promotion of domestic and international tourism. According to the 1996 white paper on the development and promotion of tourism in south africa, responsible tourism was described as an absolute necessity if south africa is to emerge as a successful international competitor. The key documents in this regard have been the white paper on national transportation policy published by the national department of transportation in september 1996, the moving south africa action agenda. The tourism act no 72 of 1993 and the tourism white paper of 1996 on the development and promotion of tourism in south africa largely provided the. The government issued a white paper on the development and promotion of tourism in south africa 1996 in order to produce key policy foundations for the development of the tourism industry in south africa. This paper uses both crosssection data and panel data for the period 19962000 to identify the determinants of tourism arrivals in 43 african countries, taking into account tourists country of origin. May 21, 2019 the development and promotion of tourism in south africa may 1996 government of south africa dept of environmental affairs and tourism white paper on the report of the commission of inquiry into problems that tourist operators experience in the republic of south africa. Development and promotion of tourism in south africa white.
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