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Interim Report of the Factors Influencing the Success of Community Tourism in South Africa
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INTERIM REPORT OF THE FACTORS INFLUENCING THE SUCCESS OF COMMUNITY TOURISM IN SOUTH AFRICA

Submitted to:
ACTS South Africa
PO Box 13911
Mowbray
South Africa
7705
South Africa

30 November 2009

Submitted by: FinnGroup Ltd

Group 3
Helin Henrietta 09163185
Mäkinen Outi 07083938
Raudaskoski Heli 09163176
Tuominen Katja-Mirjami 07084112
Introduction

In this consultancy report we will discuss about the concepts of community tourism and pro-poor tourism and their sustainability both in general and in the context of South Africa. The first section of the report introduces sustainable tourism development and its current trends. The next section discusses community tourism and pro-poor tourism; their connection to sustainable tourism development. After the general theory, the report moves on to discuss these issues in the context of tourism in South Africa. It will consider the tourism policy framework and practises to date. We will critically analyse the positive and negative aspects of tourism development in local communities as well as in general level in South Africa. After the main body of the report we will make carefully considered recommendations for future policy making and practises of sustainable tourism development in the destination.
c. The meaning of sustainable tourism development: a critical analysis of current trends (Raudaskoski Heli)

The concept of sustainable tourism development has become a widely accepted practice in tourism industry worldwide within the last decade (Sharpley, 2000). As tourism industry continues to grow, the importance of integrating sustainable approach with tourism development becomes extremely necessary (UNEP & WHO, 2005). Especially the growth of mass tourism has led to many problems including environmental, social and cultural dimensions (Mowforth & Munt, 2009). The importance of sustainable travel and tourism was recognized in tourism-related literature in the early 1990’s (Cohen,


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