Southern Africa's post-COVID-19 tourism industry recovery plans : reality or rhetoric?

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dc.contributor.author Ilo, Sylvester O.
dc.contributor.author Das, Sonali
dc.contributor.author Bello, Felix G.
dc.date.accessioned 2024-04-11T12:08:21Z
dc.date.issued 2024
dc.description.abstract The adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global tourism industry necessitated several responses from policymakers in order to support the industry’s recovery and post-pandemic growth. Southern Africa hosts tourism-sensitive and connected economies, with many tourists who arrive in one country, often visiting neighbouring countries. Using the United Nations World Tourism Organisation’s policy framework for COVID-19 mitigation, recovery, and stability for the tourism industry, this paper critically examined the Southern Africa's level of support for mitigating the impact of the pandemic and their recovery strategies for the tourism industry. Data were collected from publicly available policy and strategic documents. Findings reveal non-compliance to referenced benchmarks, lack of regional policy direction from SADC, and divergent levels of support among the member countries. The paper recommends, among others, a revision of the SADC’s regional tourism programme, collaborative tourism governance through increased regional integration, and improved destination attractiveness of the Southern African region. en_US
dc.description.department Business Management en_US
dc.description.department Marketing Management en_US
dc.description.embargo 2025-07-30
dc.description.librarian hj2024 en_US
dc.description.sdg None en_US
dc.description.sponsorship The University of Pretoria, South Africa. en_US
dc.description.uri http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/cdsa20 en_US
dc.identifier.citation Sylvester O. Ilo, Sonali Das & Felix G. Bello (2024) Southern Africa’s post- COVID-19 tourism industry recovery plans: Reality or rhetoric?, Development Southern Africa, 41:2, 347-370, DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2024.2305145. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0376-835X (print)
dc.identifier.issn 1470-3637 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.1080/0376835X.2024.2305145
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/95486
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Routledge en_US
dc.rights © 2024 Government Technical Advisory Centre (GTAC). This is an electronic version of an article published in Development Southern Africa, vol. 41, no. 2, pp. 347-370, 2024, DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2024.2305145. Development Southern Africa is available online at : http://www.tandfonline.comloi/cdsa20. en_US
dc.subject COVID-19 pandemic en_US
dc.subject Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) en_US
dc.subject Tourism en_US
dc.subject Recovery en_US
dc.subject Southern Africa en_US
dc.subject Southern African Development Community (SADC) en_US
dc.title Southern Africa's post-COVID-19 tourism industry recovery plans : reality or rhetoric? en_US
dc.type Postprint Article en_US


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