The path to resilience in sport event tourism

South African stakeholder responses to a crisis

Bibliographic Data

ID21540894
AuthorsTracy DANIELS (0000-0002-8854-8227, University of Johannesburg, corresponding author), Tembi M Tichaawa (0000-0002-1913-3730, University of Johannesburg)
Year2024
Volume41
Issue4
Pages795-809
Publication date2024-07-03
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueDevelopment Southern Africa (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0376-835X • E-ISSN: 1470-3637
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/0376835x.2024.2350383
OpenAlexW4398142045
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited24

This study sought to determine how South African sport tourism stakeholders responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, looking at sustainable pathways to building a resilient sport event tourism sector.In-depth semi-structured interviews with 28 sport event tourism stakeholders revealed that, in response to the pandemic, there was unprecedented collaboration between stakeholders, particularly concerning joint funding initiatives, collective marketing strategies and reviewing of contractual partnerships.Furthermore, there is a lack of relevant policy to guide stakeholders through recovery and the mitigation of long-term negative impacts.The current study is the first of its kind globally and in South Africa, viewing sport event tourism through the lens of resilience and stakeholder management, and providing recommendations on stakeholder collaboration and policy development for sustainable practices and management, ensuring the future resilience of the sector

Business · Development economics · Economic geography · Economics · Geography · Political science · Public relations · Stakeholder · Tourism · Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports, Gender, and Society

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