...Oswald Mhlanga Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the intricate relationship between the flagship of the sharing economy, Airbnb and hotel revenue per available room (RevPAR) in South Africa. Design/methodology/approach To identify the impact of Airbnb on hotel RevPAR, the paper...

...Oswald Mhlanga Purpose This paper aims to identify drivers of efficiency and their influence on airline performances in South Africa. Unfortunately, the methods currently used to measure airline efficiency fail to address the heterogeneity problem, which blurs inefficiency. Design/methodology...

...Oswald Mhlanga Purpose The sharing economy has caught great attention from researchers and policymakers. However, due to the dearth of available data, not much empirical evidence has been provided. This paper aims to empirically assess the impacts of Airbnb on hotel performances in South Africa...

...Oswald Mhlanga Purpose Restaurants in South Africa have a notoriously high failure rate. This study aims to identify drivers of restaurant efficiency in South Africa. Design/methodology/approach A stochastic cost frontier function with three inputs (i.e. labour, food and beverage and materials...

... and Tourism, University of Zululand, Kwadlangezwa, South Africa. South Africa Ecotourism Sustainable development Local communities Protected areas Residents’ attitude The results of the study are presented as follows: The demographic characteristics of the respondents show...