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A Decade of Small Town Tourism Research in South Africa

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Small Town Tourism in South Africa

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Abstract

There has been limited focus on small town tourism as a research focus in South Africa until the mid-2000s. However, since then, there has been a major multidisciplinary scholarly interest into this field of tourism and urban studies. Previous literature reviews mostly covered work done by geographers. This chapter reviews the expanded literature grouped into selected overarching themes that include the following: second homes; LED and developmental issues of small town tourism; economic impacts of tourism; nature-based tourism and rural dynamics; and niche tourism.

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    Cultural omnivores (generally higher-income and education groups) are consumers of a wide variety of both high and popular cultural goods. Contrarily, cultural univores have a narrower cultural taste and are less open and tolerant, and are more likely to exclude other cultures (Snowball, Jamal, & Willis, 2010).

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Donaldson, R. (2018). A Decade of Small Town Tourism Research in South Africa. In: Small Town Tourism in South Africa. The Urban Book Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68088-0_2

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