Analysis of Cape Town, South Africa as a Tourism Destination Report

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of Cape Town, South Africa, as a prominent tourism destination. It begins with an overview of the destination, highlighting its key features, including Table Mountain National Park, and its significance in the tourism industry. The report examines the types of tourists who visit Cape Town, analyzing their motivations, demographics, and the seasonal patterns of visits, with statistical data on tourist numbers. The product portfolio of Cape Town is discussed, identifying the main attractions and themes that draw visitors. Accessibility and support systems for tourists are also evaluated. The report further explores two key sites within the destination, emphasizing their scenic beauty and appeal. It then delves into destination responsibility, outlining the management's role in developing and maintaining the area. The positive impacts of tourism, such as job creation and economic benefits, are presented alongside the negative impacts, including seasonal employment and environmental concerns. Finally, the report discusses the future of the destination, considering potential expansions and ongoing consultations to ensure sustainable tourism practices.

CAPE TOWN SOUTH AFRICA

Table of Contents
CAPE TOWN SOUTH AFRICA....................................................................................................1
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Overview.....................................................................................................................................3
2. TOURISTS THAT VISIT THE PLACE.....................................................................................3
3. PRODUCT PORTFOLIO............................................................................................................4
4. ACCESSIBILITY AND SUPPORT............................................................................................4
5. TWO SITES.................................................................................................................................5
6. DESTINATION RESPONSIBILITY..........................................................................................7
7. POSITIVE IMPACTS OF THE DESTINATION.......................................................................7
Creating new jobs......................................................................................................................7
Maintenance...............................................................................................................................7
Tourists supports local shops....................................................................................................7
Transport improvement............................................................................................................8
8. NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF THE DESTINATION....................................................................8
Tourism jobs are seasonal and wages are low.........................................................................8
Price increase.............................................................................................................................8
More pollution and litter...........................................................................................................8
Parking issues.............................................................................................................................8
Shelter prices..............................................................................................................................9
9. FUTURE OF THE DESTINATION...........................................................................................9
Expansion of the place...............................................................................................................9
Consultations..............................................................................................................................9
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1

INTRODUCTION
Overview
Some destinations are regarded as the most spectacular spots to refresh from the day to day
hustling lifestyle. The tourism department all over the world is said to be the most economy
generator of the country where there are millions of people that approach a particular destination
every year. The destination that is opted in the report is the Table mountain National park in the
Cape town South Afreica (Higgins-Desbiolles, 2018). The national park is regarded as the best
tourist destination not because of its reputation as a park but because of the components in the
park and the spectacular view around which particularly draws loads of tourists from all over the
world. It was in the forms of the natural amphitheatre of the City Bowl and Table Bay harbour. It
is extended in the direction of sea and it slowly started widening its area. Since there are number
of people approaching on a regular basis, the government decided to develop its territory with the
exciting components.
2. TOURISTS THAT VISIT THE PLACE
The tourism spots are not just the places to cherish but they are regarded as the greatest sources
of economy. The destinations are maintained in the way that attract more tourist in order to
increase the revenue that is generated by all means to the place which will in turn change the
country’s maintenance. The Table mountain National park is said to attract more number of
tourists from the country as well as the entire world. The destination is probably maintained by
the income that is generated through the tourism (Diamond and Harris, 2019). visitors that tend
to enjoy spending time at this place will obviously spend their money on the hotels nearby, food,
recreational benefits that are allotted in the place. As of the latest statistics there was a count of
5.3 million tourists that visit the place. The national park is a tourism spot for all kinds of
visitors. All the age groups are allowed to enter and cherish the beauty of the place and there are
no restriction to enter the place. People are more tend to be refreshed when there are natural
sources that will provide a sense of newness to the place and so the tourism sector is more
focused on increasing the natural feel of the place by not just maintaining but also adding the
beneficial aspects to the place. The guided walk paths around the mountain are being arranged in
the place such the tourists will not find any difficulty in viewing the surroundings to get the best
sight. This destination is the largest of the national parks in the country and most of the land is of
the private ownership. The park runs a visitor sector and is said to be the most visited of the

country. The topography of the place well confined and will not cause the effects of the
improperness to the tourists. The climatic conditions are a boon to the place that attracts nearly a
lot more nature lovers and then they can be refreshed on a perpetual basis.
3. PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
There are many reasons to visit a particular place. Some might be interested in witnessing the
amusement while the others might just want to wander around. The table mountain national park
is such a kind that will ensure to provide the reasons for visit by the tourists. The best south
African cuisine is provided at this destination that makes it a most spectacular place to visit with
the ones that are most special. The winter season is regarded as the finest season to visit the
destination since the weather is such that people will tend to take a long walk along the paths that
are provided just to witness the glow of winter that will furiously fall upon the people that are
walking around. The cozy country flora and fauna around will provide a sort of refreshment in
the midst of those that are striving for a pace of entertainment that will be guaranteed in the
premises. The gorgeous glamping sites around will provide a sense of refreshment and that
which will take into a new world full of extra dramatic scenery around. The delicious food that
are available near are said to be the feast to the ones that have a sweet tooth and that will add a
little gleam to the place. The winter Christmas spirits will rise high since the place is the most
reputed spot for winter visit and the lights that are available to have a glance at will just bring
about the Christmas sense in the midst of those that are craving for a festive spirit. The views
around which the park is established are a subtle means of siting for the nature admirers. There is
never a kind of crowding since the place is immensely situated and can accommodate more
number of tourists all over.
4. ACCESSIBILITY AND SUPPORT
The ways and means of transport is the air ways in order to reach this destination (Diamond and
Harris, 2019). The place consists of very little residents and most of the people around are the
tourists. The management decided to stop the private vehicles to enter in order to maintain
sustainability throughout. The people can reach the place through the air ways that is provided
from where they are taken in their vehicles in order to minimise the traffic calamities that will
block the place beautification. There is a convenient accessibility in reaching the destination and
therefore more number of people visit the place at regular time intervals.

5. TWO SITES
Scenery is something that is soothing and will let the soul refresh with the beauty of the nature.
The panorama from the hill top view of this destination is regarded as one of the most
spectacular of all the sites. the destination is totally surrounded by the hills and the climate is
considered to be one of the assets of the place. People from all over the world visit the place and
experience the hill top view from which the flora is visible. The management is planning to
arrange and modify the place with the means of arranging embankments to ensure that the
tourists will be provided with the comfort of having a scenic view. They are also planning to
arrange the path around the hill in order to provide access to the number of people that are
interested to walk down the hill. From the hill top the scenic beauty can be seen and people can
click and record wonderful pictures and videos to cherish them as a long term memory. The
management is trying to cope up with the climate and arrange the means that will bring about the
beautification that is required to make the place most elegant one.
The other view is with regards to hills which is one of the main attractions in the destination. the
hills are situated in most beautiful angle amidst of the nature that will bring about the beauty of

the nature that has created it. The hills is said to be a withered in the winter but that will not act
as a barrier to the place. The trees that surround the place are said to add a little more
magnificence to the entire destination and this place is most visited in the winter.
6. DESTINATION RESPONSIBILITY
Like any other management, there must be a representative that must look after all the necessities
of the destination. In order to keep the surroundings more attractive the particular management
will focus upon building the means that are necessary to keep up the mark (Miller and et.al,
2017). The plan 2020-2025 is responsible for developing the destination in the way that is more
accessible to the people. The mission is all set to launch the ways that will uplift the accessibility
to make the place the best out of the lot in the coming years.
7. POSITIVE IMPACTS OF THE DESTINATION
While considering a certain destination, there are many factors that are associated with it. Some
will impact the destination in a positive way while the others will impact in a negative way. The
tourism industry is regarded as the perks of economy since there are a lot of opportunities
associated with the onset of any implementation. The table mountain national park which is one
of the largest of the national parks in the country is said to be one of the best tourist attraction.
Being the best is nor something that can be guaranteed upon simple factors, there are atrocities
that will impact in both positive and negative way. The positive impacts of the destination are as
follows:
Creating new jobs
The number of tourists that are increasing regularly are responsible for creating number of
employment means. For the food, shelter and water supply means, there is employment that is
created which is one of the positive impact.
Maintenance
The money that is spent by the tourists is spent in the development of the place such that there
will be even more attractions and facilities to the tourists that can be worked upo(Kaiser and
Macleod, 2018). The revenue that is generated with the tourism is said to be a boon in increasing
the economy and that will provide a lot more beneficial assets to the place.

Tourists supports local shops
There are small stores and vendors nearby whose main aim is to withstand their life with the
money that is received through selling their stuff. The tourists that visit the place will probably
carry out the trade with the local vendors and the shops that provide materials or items that will
be a memory from the place as well as they can benefit from the resources.
Transport improvement
The local transport that is available to get the tourists to the place will be maintained properly
and the employment is further carried in the place. With the increase in the number of users, the
transportation conditions will be enlarged which will further add as an asset and as well be a
boon to the destination.
8. NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF THE DESTINATION
When there are positives that are associated with certain management, there are negatives that
will define the existence of the destination too. Some of the negative impacts that are associated
with the destination are as follows:
Tourism jobs are seasonal and wages are low
The tourism spots are said to gain more popularity seasonally. The place table mountain national
park is most visited winter spot and is said to gain the most popularity because of the scenery
that is associated with the place. There will not be jobs and employment cannot be carried when
it is not the season.
Price increase
The enormous increase in the price of the products that are available in the shops is one of the
causes that tourists will not show any interest. The gradual rise in the prices will leave the people
in a condition where they will not put a penny towards. This leads to the decline in the sale and
further the employment cannot be carried.
More pollution and litter
When it is tourism, there are definitely impacts that are associated with the waste management.
Since lot of tourists visit the place and the litter and waste management are not properly taken
care about. The worth of the place is reduced with the mere factors of this kind that will add as a
negative impact to the place.

Parking issues
Tourists visit the place on a long crowd basis and there will be more issues related to the traffic
since the vehicles cannot be decided upon where to be placed. This will further add as a draw
back to the tourism destination. More vehicles add on more amount of pollution to the climatic
conditions. In order to minimise this vehicular pollution, the management decided to go with the
means to provide the less pollution driven vehicles such that factors like traffic and other means
are controlled.
Shelter prices
The shelter or the hotels that are present in the place are said to be more expensive and the
tourists cannot afford to be there in the place that will further add as a negativity to the place.
9. FUTURE OF THE DESTINATION
The tourism industry is an ever-growing sector that will tend to increase its reputation in the
future. The table mountain national park is said to be one of the most reputed places in the Cape
town. There are certain decisions that are made as of now in order to improve the place because
every year there are more than 5.3 million people who visit the place on a regular basis. The
reasons that are included in the development of the place include:
Expansion of the place
The destination is said to be the spectacular spot for most of the tourists that come from all over
the world. The ones that are dealing very close to nature are said to be engaging in the activities
like walking around. The expansion of the place is a planning that is included in the 2020-24
plan of the developments that are to be carried (Belaidi and et.al, 2018). There are flora and
fauna all over and the expansion will be done in the land area that is stipulated one in the
beginning of the destination. It is such that there are millions of people that are visiting the place
on a regular basis and to minimise the crowding and the traffic issues that are related to the
place, the management is planning to extend the plan to a subtle means such that there will not
be any topographic or demographic issues.
Consultations
The number people that are the residents of the place are said to be involve in the planning in
order to carry out the employment prospects. This is because they are well aware of the design
and the topography and their contribution will further be helpful in the maintenance of the place.

CONCLUSION
The entire report deals with the tourist destinations. The tourist destination is regarded as the
main forms of economy to the country with more than millions of people all over the world
visiting the places at regular intervals of time. The table mountain national park is said to eb one
of the beautiful tourist attraction in the United Kingdom and that is visited by enormous people
on a regular basis. The nature and the hills that will provide the scenic beauty are worth
cherishing. The reports add all the important questions with regards to the place which bring
about the positive and negative impacts of the destination. The accessibility measures are
explained along with the sites of the destination. The statistics related with the number of tourists
that visit the place on a regular basis are all provided.

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Miller and et.al, 2017. Stable isotope and noble gas constraints on the source and residence time
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Diamond and Harris, 2019. Annual shifts in O-and H-isotope composition as measures of
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National Parks. In From Urban National Parks to Natured Cities in the Global South (pp.
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