... impact on the host destination in terms of tourism economies (Getz, 1997 ; Kurtzman and Zauhar, 2003). In South Africa, both of these trends have been evident. Active sports events tourism has risen in South Africa in recent years, with the growth of recurring mass-participant sporting events which take...

..., little is known regarding the role of culinary experiences within an arts festival setting. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach The case study was a well-known and popular Afrikaans national arts festival held annually in Potchefstroom, South Africa. Visitors to three...

...Martinette Kruger; Melville Saayman Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine the motives of visitors to an electronic dance music (EDM) festival in South Africa and clustered the participants according to these motives. Design/methodology/approach Based on a visitor survey...

...Richard Shipway; Naomi Kirkup; Melville Saayman; Andrea Saayman Purpose The Comrades Marathon is a world‐renowned ultra marathon that takes place yearly between the cities of Pietermaritzburg and Durban in KwaZulu‐Natal, South Africa. It attracts athletes from around the world, and boasts...