Sinthumule, Ndidzulafhi I.2018-11-282018-11-282015Sinthumule, Ndidzulafhi I. (2015) An evaluation of the performance of tourism at Mapungubwe National Park, South Africa, Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure (4) (1): 1-13 ISSN: 2223-814X Copyright: © 2014 AJHTL - Open Access- Online @ http//: www.ajhtl.com2223-814Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/11602/1261Mapungubwe National Park is one of the parks that were created to conserve both biodiversity and cultural heritage in South Africa. It has also been awarded the status of a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). This study evaluates the performance of tourism at the park and the cultural landscape. Data on visitations and lodging occupancy after the Park was declared as a World Heritage Site were examined. In order to understand possible causes of tourism trends, visitation data was supplemented by social survey data. The study established that there is no sharp increase on the tourist numbers to the Park. In addition, bed occupancy is below 50% since the Park was declared a World Heritage Site. Potential barriers contributing to low bed occupancy are discussed. The study concludes that the World Heritage Site status did not trigger an increase in tourism in Mapungubwe National Park. Contributing factor is newness of Mapungubwe as a national park in South Africa.enTourismUCTDMapungubweNational ParkWorld Heritage SiteCultural landscapeBed occupancyVisitor numbersArticleSinthumule Ndidzulafhi I. An evaluation of the performance of tourism at Mapungubwe National Park, South Africa. 2015; http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1261.Sinthumule, Ndidzulafhi I. (2015). An evaluation of the performance of tourism at Mapungubwe National Park, South Africa. http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1261Sinthumule, Ndidzulafhi I. "An evaluation of the performance of tourism at Mapungubwe National Park, South Africa." (2015) http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1261TY - Article AU - Sinthumule, Ndidzulafhi I. AB - Mapungubwe National Park is one of the parks that were created to conserve both biodiversity and cultural heritage in South Africa. It has also been awarded the status of a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). This study evaluates the performance of tourism at the park and the cultural landscape. Data on visitations and lodging occupancy after the Park was declared as a World Heritage Site were examined. In order to understand possible causes of tourism trends, visitation data was supplemented by social survey data. The study established that there is no sharp increase on the tourist numbers to the Park. In addition, bed occupancy is below 50% since the Park was declared a World Heritage Site. Potential barriers contributing to low bed occupancy are discussed. The study concludes that the World Heritage Site status did not trigger an increase in tourism in Mapungubwe National Park. Contributing factor is newness of Mapungubwe as a national park in South Africa. DA - 2015 DB - ResearchSpace DP - Univen KW - Tourism KW - Mapungubwe KW - National Park KW - World Heritage Site KW - Cultural landscape KW - Bed occupancy KW - Visitor numbers LK - https://univendspace.univen.ac.za PY - 2015 SM - 2223-814X T1 - An evaluation of the performance of tourism at Mapungubwe National Park, South Africa TI - An evaluation of the performance of tourism at Mapungubwe National Park, South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1261 ER -