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Author : Andrew Rylance
School/Work Place : Consultant, South Africa
Contact : andrewrylance@gmail.com
Year : 2015

Mitchell and Ashley state that the “bulk of pro-poor tourism literature has not aimed at measuring impact… [and] is indeed recognized as a weakness in the pro-poor tourism literature by its proponents” (2010:5). The research paper aims to quantify the impact of businesses implementing pro-poor strategies to determine the value to local communities as well as the tourism business. The research paper quantifies the direct impact of the business on communities, determines the value proposition for the businesses as well as compares the partnership structures between the operators and communities. The paper provides practical examples of how differing pro-poor strategies may or may not generate a tangible impact for both parties. It demonstrates that business ventures can be profitable for both the private sector and the community; however, such success requires substantial input from the private operator, as well as a long-term approach to the business. Rylance, A and Spenceley, A (2014) wrote three case studies on inclusive tourism businesses in southern Africa, funded by GIZ and Endeva. However, the results of the case studies have not been compared and contrasted to identify common themes, opportunities and challenges. It will also develop and contribute to approaches in the pro-poor tourism literature developed by Ashley, Mitchell, Goodwin, Spenceley et al. The results provide insights for:

  1. Practitioners working between local communities and the tourism industry in southern Africa;
  2. Tourism businesses interested in establishing joint partnerships with local communities in rural environments; and,
  3. National governments aiming to implement pro-poor tourism strategies.

List of Articles
No. Subject Viewssort Date
234 Think Tank XIII Resident Perceptions of the Impacts of Tourism in Majo... file 7362 Nov 06, 2013

Despite the importance of cities and tourism flows to cities, the literature which explores the effect of tourism on host communities tends to focus on non-urban locations. As different types of tourists place different demands upon the reso...

Author: Tony Griffin & Deborah Edwards 

Year: 2013 

233 Think Tank VI How Sophisticated is the level of E-Commerce Adoption ... file 7359 Oct 13, 2013

The research aims to develop a conceptual model of e-commerce adoption in tourism enterprises. The paper begins with a literature review identifying the opportunities and competitive advantage for tourism enterprises associated with E-commer...

Author: Nina Mistilis & John D’Ambra 

Year: 2006 

232 Think Tank VIII Linking Tourist Satisfaction to Happiness and Quality ... file 7349 Oct 13, 2013

Dominant tourist satisfaction measures, typically tied to service quality, have recently received much criticism by senior tourism academics (Ryan, 1995; Kozak, 2001; Pearce, 2005). These prominent tourism scholars commonly refer to very sim...

Author: Sebastian Filep 

Year: 2008 

231 Think Tank VI Corporate Social Responsibility in the Museum Sector a... file 7298 Oct 13, 2013

Out of a growing concern about the erosion of social infrastructure has come an increase in pressure on business to take up more of the responsibility in meeting community needs (Centre for Corporate Public Affairs, 2000; Loza & Ogilvie...

Author: Deborah Edwards 

Year: 2006 

230 Think Tank XII Causality Between Inbound Tourism and Economic Growth:... file 7281 Nov 06, 2013

This paper examines the existing studies of the relationship between inbound tourism and economic growth. After a brief discussion of general economic growth theory and the reasons why a positive causal relationship may exist between export ...

Author: Mondher Sahli & Simon Carey 

Year: 2012 

229 Think Tank XIV The Bukit Jalil Legacy: Local Residents' Perceptions o... file 7187 Jun 26, 2014

This paper explores local population’s perceptions of the development of the Bukit Jalil area after the 1998 Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games. The work on which this study is based is important because it provides a fundamental insight for th...

Author: Rui Qi Chong & Paolo Mura 

Year: 2014 

228 Think Tank IX Tourism Price Competitiveness: a neglected ‘value’ in ... file 7168 Oct 13, 2013

Price competitiveness is one of the most important factors in the overall tourism competitiveness of a country or a destination. There is widely accepted evidence that prices are one of the most important factors in decisions about whether, ...

Author: Larry Dwyer & Peter Forsyth 

Year: 2009 

227 Think Tank IX Exploring Tourists’ Environmental Learning, Values, an... file 7151 Oct 13, 2013

There is a need for a research agenda, which achieves a holistic understanding of the nature and influences of environmental learning on tourists’ environmental values and travel experiences in relation to climate change. Why, because touri...

Author: Ulrike Kachel & Gayle Jennings 

Year: 2009 

226 Think Tank XIX Promoting sustainable tourist experiences and resilien... file 7149 Oct 23, 2019

Key words: adapt, resilient, tourist experience, Maasai, Tanzania Page: 38-51 Promoting sustainable tourist experiences and resilient communities in the Ngorongoro Crater.pdf Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definition...

Author: Claire Louisa Fordred and Kevin Mearns 

Year: 2019 

225 Think Tank VIII Emerging Green Tourists: Their Behaviours and Attitudes file 7119 Oct 13, 2013

The concerns are varied and are not necessarily important to all tourists and the influence they have on sustaining the industry is unknown. For years the tourism industry has used a number of mechanisms in an attempt to green operators. The...

Author: Sue Bergin-Seers & Judith Mair 

Year: 2008 

224 Think Tank XIII Building community capacity by developing regional bus... file 7046 Nov 06, 2013

Tourism is often proposed as a strategy for community development, especially in rural or remote regions where traditional industries, such as agriculture, are experiencing an economic downturn and there are limited alternative opportunities...

Author: Anna Blackman 

Year: 2013 

223 Think Tank XV The role of interpretation in mindfulness/mindlessness... file 7038 Jul 27, 2015

Cultural tourism is recently receiving increasing attention from southern African countries (The South African National Heritage and Cultural Tourism Strategy, 2012; Van Veuren, 2001). Cultural tourism is promoted as a local development stra...

Author: Haretsebe Manwa, Dudu Boemah & Emile Coetzee 

Year: 2015 

222 Think Tank XIX Innovation Generator. Ideas for Sustainable Tourism Pr... file 6990 Oct 23, 2019

Key words: Innovation generator, Sustainable tourism, Alps, projects, Switzerland Page: 208-213 Innovation Generator.pdf Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Norma...

Author: Fabian Weber 

Year: 2019 

221 Think Tank IV Sustainability in a Mature Mass-Tourism Destination: T... file 6931 Oct 13, 2013

Most destinations are struggling to achieve sustainability for their economies, their environments, their cultures and their tourism industries. This laudatory, idealistic and complex process involves many sectors of the industry, the commun...

Author: Pauline Sheldon, John Knox & Kem Lowry 

Year: 2004 

220 Think Tank V Crisis Communications and Tourism Recovery Strategies ... file 6909 Oct 13, 2013

This paper describes the application of lessons and processes gleaned from previous crises and disasters to the tourism recovery process for the Maldives following the tsunami of December 26 th , 2004. An assessment of existing literature as...

Author: Jack Carlsen 

Year: 2005 

OPA: 2005 Outstanding Paper Award Winner 

219 Think Tank X The Role of Face-to-face Communication and Networking ... file 6880 Oct 13, 2013

Despite the advent of improved electronic communications technology, face-to-face communication and networking remain the most effective means of enhancing business performance and innovation, particularly for more complex products. During ...

Author: Leo Jago & Margaret Deery 

Year: 2010 

218 Think Tank XIV Psychological Empowerment as Good Policy for Governanc... file 6834 Jun 26, 2014

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the potential impact psychological empowerment can have on sustainable tourism policy objectives, including improving resident attitudes toward tourism, enhancing destination competitiveness, and maint...

Author: B. Bynum Boley & Nancy Gard McGehee 

Year: 2014 

217 Think Tank XII Intersecting Mobilities: Tourists with Vision Impairme... file 6826 Nov 06, 2013

While there has been a developing interest in mobilities amongst tourism scholars, the notion of immobilities has often been ignored. Yet, there are many people who do not participate in tourism or, if they do, only experience partial mobili...

Author: Jennifer Small 

Year: 2012 

216 Think Tank VIII Lifestyle Oriented Small Tourism [LOST] Firms in the F... file 6767 Oct 13, 2013

Lifestyle has been oft cited in the literature as the main motivation for those establishing or acquiring tourism related businesses in attractive destinations. However, the term has many different dimensions and connotations, both positive...

Author: Jack Carlsen & Alison Morrison 

Year: 2008 

215 Think Tank X Establishing a Network of European Rural Villages for ... file 6674 Oct 13, 2013

The paper deals with the research activity carried out by the Authors in the context of the European Project “Listen to the Voice of Villages”. The focus is on the governance asset and tools able to enhance sustainable tourism development i...

Author: Mariangela Franch, Umberto Martini, Federica Buffa & Fabio Sacco 

Year: 2010 

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