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International Migration Through the Tourism Industry: Implications, Challenges, and Contradictions in South Africa

International Migration Through the Tourism Industry: Implications, Challenges, and Contradictions in South Africa
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Author(s): Unathi Sonwabile Henama (Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa)and Portia Pearl Siyanda Sifolo (Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa)
Copyright: 2019
Pages: 19
Source title: Socio-Economic Development: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7311-1.ch076

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Abstract

The tourism industry has advantages and disadvantages that are evident in South Africa. One of the disadvantages in Cape Town is the growth of particularly urban tourism that has displaced domestic tourists due to the high prices charged. The development of the domestic tourism market is challenged by the dominant unemployment, poverty, and inequality that are affecting the South African economy. Yet, tourism consumption requires the availability of discretionary income as a necessary condition to afford to procure and consume tourism offerings. Government support is visible in the industry as it has the ability to create jobs and opportunities for entrepreneurs. Even though three cities in South Africa, Cape Town, Durban, and Johannesburg, dominate the urban tourism market, this can also be reflected in the flight frequencies via Johannesburg, which is the regional hub for Southern Africa.

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