factor analysis and cluster analysis. The primary audience for this study consists of tourism industry practitioners …

Tourism is a powerful vehicle for economic growth and job creation is now a recognized phenomenon worldwide … Asia Pacific (UNWTO 2010). The importance of the tourism system for economic development in Namibia has also been clearly … approach for tourism development in Namibia. In the context of such precincts and lack of comprehensive research, strategic …

practices have had both positive and negative effects on the host community and its cultural heritage. Tourism deals with … events are ‘staged' for the benefit of the tourists because cross cultural encounters drive authenticity of the tourism …