The primary objective was to ascertain whether implementation of the e-tolling system will influence
the spending on recreational activities by people staying in the Vaal Region. Thus the aim was to
assess whether an incremental rise in expenses, leading to a decrease in available disposable
income will impact people’s decisions to travel outside their residences to visit and engage in leisure
destinations and activities respectively.
A questionnaire was developed and distributed with the primary objective of determining whether
people within the Vaal Region are aware of the costs associated with travelling using the e-toll
Gauteng freeways, and whether it will have an impact on their decisions to travel from their respective
residences to leisure properties elsewhere. It also probed the respondents for the type of leisure
activities they engage in, frequency of visits and the reasons for participating in the respective
activities.
The study shows that the e-toll project will inevitably, from a monetary perspective, affect all road
users travelling from the Vaal Region to the greater Johannesburg areas.
This is significant and confirms that the e-toll project will be perceived to have an impact on people’s
available and disposable income. With the implementation of the e-tolling project seemingly imminent,
businesses and consumers will feel the belt tighten in the leisure and recreational (and in particular
the casino) industry, which is dependent on the availability of disposable income, to be ultimately
affected.
Trends with regards to leisure activities were identified along with recommendations for future
research. / MBA, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2014
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:nwu/oai:dspace.nwu.ac.za:10394/11930 |
| Date | January 2014 |
| Creators | Pacariz, Laurent |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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