Benin is building a themed park to remember slavery - is history up for sale? [The Conversation, December 2022]

Title:

Benin is building a themed park to remember slavery - is history up for sale?

 

Author:

Dominique Somda 

Junior research fellow, Institute for Humanities in Africa (HUMA), University of Cape Town

 

Published:

The Conversation, 15 December 2022

https://theconversation.com/benin-is-building-a-themed-park-to-remember-slavery-is-history-up-for-sale-196405

 

From the article:

The Marina Project is a vast memorial and tourist complex under construction in Ouidah, a coastal town in the Republic of Benin in West Africa. The country hopes to market itself as a major destination for Afro-descendant tourists in the diaspora.

 

COVID-19 impacts of inbound tourism on Australian economy [Scholarly Article - Annals of Tourism Research, May 2021]

Title:

COVID-19 impacts of inbound tourism on Australian economy

 

Authors:

Tien Duc Pham, Larry Dwyer, Jen-Je Su & Tramy Ngo

Published:

Annals of Tourism Research, Volume 88, May 2021

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0160738321000414

Abstract:

The pandemic COVID-19 has severely impacted upon the world economy, devastating the tourism industry globally. This paper estimates the short-run economic impacts of the inbound tourism industry on the Australian economy during the pandemic. The analysis covers effects both at the macroeconomic as well as at the industry and occupation level, from direct contribution (using tourism satellite accounts) to economy-wide effects (using the computable general equilibrium modelling technique). Findings show that the pandemic affects a range of industries and occupations that are beyond the tourism sector. The paper calls for strong support from the government on tourism as the recovery of tourism can deliver spillover benefits for other sectors and across the whole spectrum of occupations in the labour market.

AFRICA - Threats to job creation: Tourism and COVID-19 [Brookings, 2021]

Title:

Threats to job creation: Tourism and COVID-19

Author:

John Page

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative

 

Published:

Brookings, 18 February 2021

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/africa-in-focus/2021/02/18/threats-to-job-creation-tourism-and-covid-19/

From the article:

Sub-Saharan Africa’s services-led economic growth has been under increasing strain due to COVID-19. Beyond the threats to health and livelihoods the pandemic has thrown a wrench into some of the most promising sectors for economic growth in the region—including its “industries without smokestacks” (IWOSS).

University of Johannesburg (UJ), South Africa - UJ’s student advances to finals of World Tourism Forum in Switzerland ​

Title:

UJ’s student advances to finals of World Tourism Forum in Switzerland 

Published:

University of Johannesburg (UJ), 4 February 2021

https://www.uj.ac.za/newandevents/Pages/UJs-student-advances-to-finals-of-World-Tourism-Forum-in-Switzerland.aspx

From the article:

Ms. Gifty Efua Koufie from the School Tourism and Hospitality (STH) at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) has been selected to be amongst the 12 candidates who will attend the World Tourism Forum Lucerne to be held in Andermatt, Switzerland on April 25-30, 2021.

 

Impact of COVID-19 on Tourism in Small Island Developing States (by Pamela Coke-Hamilton)

Title:
Impact of COVID-19 on Tourism in Small Island Developing States

Author:
Pamela Coke-Hamilton

Published:
IPS News, 4 May 2020
http://www.ipsnews.net/2020/05/impact-covid-19-tourism-small-island-developing-states/

From the article:
The COVID-19 pandemic and the measures put in place to contain its diffusion are taking a heavy toll on the tourism sector. According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the COVID-19 pandemic will result in a contraction of the tourism sector by 20% to 30% in 2020.

WEBINAR - The Future of Wine Tourism Webinar 19-21 May 2020

Title of webinar:
The Future of Wine Tourism

Hosted by:
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Date:
19-21 May 2020

Background info:
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