HISTORICAL SPECIAL INTEREST TOURISM: THE EVOLUTION OF MOUNTAINEERING IN SOUTH AFRICA
Scholarship on special interest tourism has burgeoned since the 1980s. Although this expanding research interest is relatively new, the phenomenon of special interest tourism is not of recent origin as many of its forms, such as mountaineering, exhibit a long historical record. Most research on...
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| author | Christian M. ROGERSON Jayne M. ROGERSON |
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| description | Scholarship on special interest tourism has burgeoned since
the 1980s. Although this expanding research interest is relatively new,
the phenomenon of special interest tourism is not of recent origin as
many of its forms, such as mountaineering, exhibit a long historical
record. Most research on special interest tourism concentrates on
contemporary issues. The objective is to present a historical perspective
on special interest tourism. Using archival sources an analysis is
undertaken of the evolution of mountaineering in South Africa as a
recreational sport and incipient form of special interest tourism. Cape
Town’s Table Mountain and the Drakensberg mountains provide the
geographical focus of discussion. The results demonstrate that during
the 1920s and 1930s tourism promoters in South Africa acknowledged
the potential of special interest mountaineers to contribute to tourism
growth. The documented experience of early mountaineering in South
Africa provides an example of racism in recreation by showing that the
country’s recreational practices became constructed around politicallyimposed racial hierarchies. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b96ac380dc974b4f9b934855ee17611c2025-01-13T13:52:06ZengEditura Universitatii din OradeaRevista Română de Geografie Politică1582-77632065-16192024-02-0126111310.30892/rrgp.261101-373HISTORICAL SPECIAL INTEREST TOURISM: THE EVOLUTION OF MOUNTAINEERING IN SOUTH AFRICAChristian M. ROGERSON0Jayne M. ROGERSON1chool of Tourism & Hospitality, College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Bunting Road, Johannesburg, South Africa, e-mail: chrismr@uj.ac.zaSchool of Tourism & Hospitality, College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Bunting Road, Johannesburg, South Africa, e-mail: jayner@uj.ac.za Scholarship on special interest tourism has burgeoned since the 1980s. Although this expanding research interest is relatively new, the phenomenon of special interest tourism is not of recent origin as many of its forms, such as mountaineering, exhibit a long historical record. Most research on special interest tourism concentrates on contemporary issues. The objective is to present a historical perspective on special interest tourism. Using archival sources an analysis is undertaken of the evolution of mountaineering in South Africa as a recreational sport and incipient form of special interest tourism. Cape Town’s Table Mountain and the Drakensberg mountains provide the geographical focus of discussion. The results demonstrate that during the 1920s and 1930s tourism promoters in South Africa acknowledged the potential of special interest mountaineers to contribute to tourism growth. The documented experience of early mountaineering in South Africa provides an example of racism in recreation by showing that the country’s recreational practices became constructed around politicallyimposed racial hierarchies.https://rrgp.uoradea.ro/art/2024-1/rrgp.261101-373.pdfspecial interest tourismmountaineeringsouth africaarchival research |
| spellingShingle | Christian M. ROGERSON Jayne M. ROGERSON HISTORICAL SPECIAL INTEREST TOURISM: THE EVOLUTION OF MOUNTAINEERING IN SOUTH AFRICA Revista Română de Geografie Politică special interest tourism mountaineering south africa archival research |
| title | HISTORICAL SPECIAL INTEREST TOURISM: THE EVOLUTION OF MOUNTAINEERING IN SOUTH AFRICA |
| title_full | HISTORICAL SPECIAL INTEREST TOURISM: THE EVOLUTION OF MOUNTAINEERING IN SOUTH AFRICA |
| title_fullStr | HISTORICAL SPECIAL INTEREST TOURISM: THE EVOLUTION OF MOUNTAINEERING IN SOUTH AFRICA |
| title_full_unstemmed | HISTORICAL SPECIAL INTEREST TOURISM: THE EVOLUTION OF MOUNTAINEERING IN SOUTH AFRICA |
| title_short | HISTORICAL SPECIAL INTEREST TOURISM: THE EVOLUTION OF MOUNTAINEERING IN SOUTH AFRICA |
| title_sort | historical special interest tourism the evolution of mountaineering in south africa |
| topic | special interest tourism mountaineering south africa archival research |
| url | https://rrgp.uoradea.ro/art/2024-1/rrgp.261101-373.pdf |
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