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Redefining the Idea of Equal Distribution of the Benefits of Tourism in the Era of the COVID-19 Pandemic

In: COVID-19, Tourist Destinations and Prospects for Recovery

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  • Kevin Phun

    (The Centre for Responsible Tourism Singapore)

  • Segun Obadire

    (University of Venda)

Abstract

Equal distribution of benefits in tourism has always been a complicated matter, compounded by the fact that communities are never homogenous and tourism communities vary in type. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed many aspects of tourism, including how tourism’s benefits are perceived and distributed. The pandemic has shifted the focus in tourism from ensuring maximum revenues and high tourist arrivals to managing negative impacts associated with over-tourism and relooking at the notion of quality. Most literature on income distribution and sustainable development need to be understood holistically. This study conducted a secondary data analysis of the literature on tourism between 2020 and 2021. It used document analysis of survey reports from South Africa’s National Department of Tourism, Statistics SA, and other relevant sources. It explored how researchers perceive COVID-19 and equal distribution of tourism benefits, considering sustainability perspectives. The study revealed that the tourism sector’s resilience, adaptivity, flexibility, collaboration and co-creation are the premise for survival. It recommends that the private sector utilise different resources to help local communities address poverty, which must be understood as a multi-dimensional problem and not just an economic one.

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  • Kevin Phun & Segun Obadire, 2023. "Redefining the Idea of Equal Distribution of the Benefits of Tourism in the Era of the COVID-19 Pandemic," Springer Books, in: Kaitano Dube & Olga L. Kupika & David Chikodzi (ed.), COVID-19, Tourist Destinations and Prospects for Recovery, chapter 0, pages 201-218, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-031-28340-6_12
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-28340-6_12
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