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Volume XX |
Tourism

Sustainable tourism and community-based tourism in small islands: a policy analysis

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Abstract: The importance of the tourism sector to Small Island Developing States (SIDS) relies on their “islandness”. Tourism contributes to its socio-economic development in many ways. However, their heavy dependence on foreign entities and expertise has encumbered processes that ensure greater local control, ownership, participation, and avoidance of leakages. Unshackling these dependencies is one of the biggest challenges faced by SIDS in their quest to self-determination and emancipatory futures. The article argues that new pathways and trajectories have to be found to induce the required change where sustainability and inclusivity become fundamental for self-determination, social justice, and a just tourism. The article suggests the establishment of specific island policies that support sustainability and Community-based Tourism (CBT). The suggestions also include the establishment of a regional CBT hub for Islands within a region. This article is a conceptual paper based on secondary data, journal articles, books and government documents.

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Full article 10.5775/fg.2021.057.iDates:
Received: 22-08-2020 Accepted: 05-01-2021 Printed: 30-06-2021 Online: 13-09-2021
Affiliations:
  • 1 Ritson Campus, Department of Hospitality and Tourism, Durban University of Technology, PO Box 1334, Durban, 4000, South Africa
  • 2 School of Built Environment and Development Studies, College of Humanities, Howard College, University of KwaZulu Natal, Private Bag X54001, Durban 4000, South Africa
  • 3 Department of Earth Sciences and Spatial Management, Maria Curie Sklodowska University, Al. Kraśnicka 2cd, 20-718 Lublin, Poland
Corresponding author:
  • dluzewska.a@gmail.com
Citation:
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Volume XIX |
Various

A model of CBT networks and organizations: an African perspective and beyond

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Abstract: Community-based tourism networks (CBT-N) are important both locally and globally. However, few studies are dedicated to CBT-N. This paper fills this gap and includes an examination of two CBT networks/associations (CBT-N) to validate their role and service in CBT. The two African CBT-Ns examined in this paper show the real need for partnerships and collaborations with various entities and the multiple services that the CBT-N offers for training, funding, marketing, capacity building and empowerment. This paper reviews related literature and the African CBT-N as a case study and proposes a CBT-N model. The model, while not claiming to be all-inclusive, attempts to illustrate the variety of possible collaborators within CBT-N and the wide range of services and activities that the various entities, in primis the CBT-N itself, can propose, harness and manage.

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Full article 10.5775/fg.2020.104.iDates:
Received: 12-02-2020 Accepted: 04-06-2020 Printed: 30-06-2020 Online: 16-10-2020
Affiliations:
  • 1 Centre for Quality Promotions and Assurance, M.L. Sultan Campus, Durban University of Technology, 41/43 M.L. Sultan Road, Durban, 4001
  • 2 Faculty of Management Sciences,Department of Hospitality and Tourism, Ritson Campus, Durban University of Technology, 7 Ritson Road, Overport, Durban, 4001
  • 3 Faculty of Business Sciences, Department of Tourism, Hospitality & Sport Management, Buffalo City Campus, East London, 5200
  • 4 University of KwaZulu Natal, School of Built Environment and Development Studies, Howard College Campus, Durban 4001
Corresponding author:
  • andrea.giampiccoli@gmail.com
Citation:
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Acknowledgements: One of the authors received support from the National Research Foundation (NRF) under the SARCHI Chair, Applied Poverty Reduction Assesment at the University of KwaZulu Natal. Any view, finding and conclusion expressed in this article is solely that of the authors and the NRF does not accept any liability in this regard.
Copyright: © 2020 The Author(s). Published by Forum geografic.
Provided under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License.
Open Access article.

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