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Safari ethnography expeditionary film, popular science and the work of adventure tourism /Staples, Amy J. January 2002 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, Santa Cruz 2002. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 445-478).
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Tourism-led development in South Africa: a case study of the Makuleke partnership with Wilderness SafarisShehab, May 29 February 2012 (has links)
PH.D., Faculty of Humanities, University of the Witwatersrand, 2011 / Through
a
case
study
of
the
relationship
between
the
rural
Makuleke
community
and
the
regional
tourism
operator
Wilderness
Safaris,
this
thesis
examines
the
impact
of
tourism
partnerships
on
community
development
in
post-‐
apartheid
South
Africa.
The
study
considers
the
tourism
component
of
the
‘Makuleke
model’,
a
concept
used
frequently
in
academic
and
popular
literature
to
refer
to
the
community’s
landmark
land
restitution
case
involving
the
Kruger
National
Park
(KNP).
Thirty
years
after
experiencing
a
forced
removal
by
the
apartheid
regime,
the
Makuleke
community
in
1998
was
able
to
regain
their
lost
land
(the
Pafuri
area
of
Kruger
National
Park)
and
benefit
from
it
through
conservation
and
tourism.
The
Makuleke
have
partnered
with
three
tourism
operators,
their
main
concessionaire
being
Wilderness
Safaris.
Their
contractual
agreement
obliges
the
tourism
company
to
pay
lease
fees
to
the
Makuleke
Communal
Property
Association
(CPA)
and
to
employ
Makuleke
residents.
To
further
community
development,
Wilderness
Safaris
established
a
joint
venture
with
the
Makuleke
CPA,
and
also
runs
an
environmental
education
programme
for
children.
Evidence
for
this
thesis
was
collected
over
a
two
and
a
half
year
period
(from
May
2007
to
December
2009)
using
three
methodological
approaches:
archival
research,
participant
observation
and
semi-‐structured,
open-‐ended
interviews.
In
analysing
the
Makuleke
CPA-‐Wilderness
Safaris
partnership,
findings
reveal
that
ten
years
after
the
land
claim,
the
commended
‘Makuleke
model’
is
neither
as
conceptually
coherent
nor
as
practically
successful
as
is
commonly
supposed.
I
argue
that
although
the
model
denotes
success,
a
closer
scrutiny
of
its
foundations,
assumptions
and
context
expose
inherent
forces
and
practices
that
hinder
its
long-‐
term
effective
implementation.
Influenced
by
post-‐development
theory,
I
question
perceptions
of equality in
benefit
distribution,
critique
the
juxtaposition
of
traditional
with
modern
values,
and
examine
contestations
over
power
within
the
Makuleke
community.
I
demonstrate
how
these
features
undermine
the
potential
for
the
genuine
transformation
and
broad-‐based
social
upliftment
that
tourism-‐led
development
purposes
to
achieve
at
Makuleke.
My
research
findings
confirm
post-‐development
theoretical
propositions
that
criticise
the
contradictions
in
orthodox
development
procedures
and
call
for
a
rethinking
of
the
premises
upon
which
approaches
to community upliftment through tourism are generally founded.
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An examination of international trophy hunters' South African hunting experiencesHan, Xiliang January 2010 (has links)
The diversity of wildlife resources and the highly-developed trophy hunting and game ranching industry make South Africa a sought-after destination for travelling hunters. Significant economic, social and ecological benefits result from the annual visits of 16 000 hunters. These benefits, in turn, accelerate industry competition. To maintain or increase the clientele base, hunting providers should continue to manage and improve their clients’ safari experiences. This research investigated visiting hunters’ South African safari experiences by measuring their perceptions of service quality, satisfaction and behavioural intention. The results of the research could assist hunting providers in identifying areas where service expectations are not met and understanding the impact of service quality and satisfaction on clients’ loyalty. The literature study contextualised the South African trophy hunting industry within the tourism environment, the realms of wildlife tourism, and the characteristics of hunting tourism. An overview of tourism services, service quality, customer satisfaction, and behavioural intention was also provided. The resulting conceptual model hypothesised relationships among the safari experience variables (service quality, satisfaction and behavioural intention). ii The empirical data were collected by means of a mail survey, using a self-administered questionnaire distributed to 2 000 foreign hunters who had participated in a South African hunting safari at least once between 2003 and 2007. Two hundred and thirty six completed questionnaires were returned, giving a response rate of 13.2%. The majority of the hunters were male, aged between 40 and 60 years, and from the United States of America and Europe. Hunters perceived the level of service quality delivery by hunting providers to be relatively high and were generally satisfied with their South African safaris. As a result, they were willing to return for another hunting experience and were very likely to speak positively about their experiences. By performing exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, a three-factor (augmented services, core services and supporting services) service quality construct was identified and confirmed. Multiple regression analyses found that core services was the strongest predictor of overall satisfaction; overall satisfaction was significantly related to revisit intention; and revisit intention significantly predicted word-of-mouth intention. An empirical model was accordingly constructed to replace the original conceptual model. iii It is recommended that South African hunting safari providers should: {u10007A} use the suggested measuring instrument to monitor their performance of service quality delivery on a regular basis; {u10007A} train their employees to ensure that they are knowledgeable and well prepared for field guidance and to promote ethical hunting practices; {u10007A} ensure an abundance of game and a wilderness atmosphere in the hunting area; {u10007A} conduct focus group studies to further understand the factors that shape clients’ perceptions of the safari experience; and {u10007A} invest in developing long-term relationships with existing clients.
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