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TECHNICAL WORKSHOP ON CONCESSIONING
AND INVESTMENT IN TFCAs IN SADC
NEW TOURISM TRENDS IN
TFCAs AND PROTECTED AREAS
Presented by: Michael Wright Consulting Engineers Project Managers Environmental Consultants Town and Regional Planners
A PROFESSIONAL TEAM DELIVERING CREATIVE PROJECT SOLUTIONS
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E: [email protected] T: +27 31 581 1573 C: +27 83 670 1436 W: www.sivest.co.za
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SiVEST We deliver creative project solutions and add
value in the disciplines of: civil, structural
mechanical, and electrical engineering; project
management; environmental consulting; town
and regional planning; and quantity surveying.
Has operated for 62 years with 6 offices in South
Africa and 1 in Zimbabwe. We have worked in
19 African countries, Asia-Pacific and Europe.
Michael Wright • Ecotourism and Environmental Consultant for
12 years and worked in 7 SADC countries.
• BSc (Hons) Agribusiness & Wildlife Science
• Candidate Natural Scientist with SACNASP
• Member of IAIAsa
• Nature and bird guide for 3 years
• Estate agent (for shared vacation ownership)
• Owner and director of 3 safari lodge/resort
developments and operations in Kruger,
Pilanesberg and Tembe in South Africa.
WHO ARE WE
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Old Safari Experiences
(Popular for the last 50 or so years)
1. Game drives (day and night)
2. Game walks
3. Photographic safaris
4. Wilderness trails
5. Backpacker /overland safaris
6. Mobile safaris
OLD SAFARI EXPERIENCES
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More Recent Safari Experiences
(Popular in the last 10 years)
1. Custom safaris
2. Specialist safaris
3. Health spas \ Massages \ Wellness centres
4. Cultural interactions
5. Recuperation \ Healing safaris
6. Voluntourism
7. Bush braais
8. Veterinary safaris
9. Horse trails
10. Hot air ballooning
11. Mountainbike trails
MORE RECENT SAFARI EXPERIENCES
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5 SO MANY EXPERIENCE OPPORTUNITIES
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New Safari Experiences
(Popular in the last 5 years or to come)
1. Family Safaris
2. Adventure Tourism
3. Reconnecting
4. Green Tourism or Ecotourism or Sustainable
Tourism or Responsible Tourism
5. Sleep Outs
6. Star-gazing
7. Citizen Scientists
NEW TREND EXPERIENCES
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20 years ago families with children under 12 years
were seldom welcomed in private safari lodge
environs.
This made the selection of safari locations and
experiences extremely limiting and unsuitable for
young families – a large potential market.
Fortunately this is rapidly changing, with developers
now commonly building family units, and family
friendly services and experiences.
The largest and most luxurious operators now have
extensive programmes and services specifically
focussed on families and child entertainment.
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Require an investment in:
• child-minders,
• kid ranger programmes and dedicated
child-friendly rangers,
• Exclusive family game drives,
• child safe facilities and entertainment,
• reconfigured accommodation designs,
• child-focused dining and drinks menus,
• and even child spa packages.
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9 FAMILY SAFARIS
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10 ADVENTURE TOURISM
The adventure tourism market is growing ever-more popular, as society becomes more health-conscious and seeks energetic, fun-filled experiences.
Popular with:
• Teens and young adult group markets
• More mature, healthy, lifestyle adult market
• Fun-filled families with older children
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ADVENTURE TOURISM
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Nature Connection Will Be the Next Big Human Trend
"Something is amiss and we cannot quite put our finger on
what. It seems that the further our society progresses, the
more disenfranchised we feel. The hyper-connectivity of
social media leaves us cold and over-informed, saturated
with unwanted information and more aware than ever of the
injustices of the world. It seems that the more virtually
connected we get, the more disconnected we become,
both from each other but also from our communities.
I believe that a necessary backlash to this trend is a large-
scale reconnection with nature that has the ability to
transcend previous environmental movements and reshape
our world. Moreover, I believe this undercurrent is gaining
momentum and influencing every element of our lives. It's a
revolution of belonging." Daniel Crockett
Huffingtonpost.com
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"I used to think the top environmental
problems were biodiversity loss, ecosystem
collapse and climate change. I thought
that thirty years of good science could
address these problems. I was wrong. The
top environmental problems are selfishness,
greed and apathy, and to deal with these
we need a cultural and spiritual
transformation. And we scientists don't
know how to do that." Gus Speth (a US
Advisor on climate change)
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"We were all poets, and have squandered our
inheritance like the prodigal son. But we have kept enough back to remember how immensely rich we
were once, in our childhood, when poetry flowed in
unchecked through our senses." George Mackay Brown
"We are human only in contact, and conviviality, with
what is not human“. Wildethics.org
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The IUCN - The World Conservation Union, defines
Ecotourism as:
Ecotourism is environmentally responsible travel and
visitation to relatively undisturbed natural areas, in order to
enjoy, study and appreciate nature (and any
accompanying cultural features - both past and present),
that promotes conservation, has low negative visitor
impact, and provides for beneficially active socio-
economic involvement of local populations".
Essentially ecotourism is about uniting conservation,
communities, and sustainable travel.
GREEN TOURISM \ ECOTOURISM
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16 GREEN TOURISM \ ECO-TOURISM
Principles of Ecotourism:
• Maximise benefits, respect and awareness to the
environment and minimise negative impacts.
• Maximise social and economic benefits to the
local community and minimise negative impacts.
• Maximise benefits, respect and awareness to
cultural heritage and minimise negative impacts.
• Demonstrate effective and sustainable business
practises and human resource management.
• Provide positive experiences for both visitors and
hosts.
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Principles of Ecotourism:
• Provide direct financial benefits for
conservation.
• Raise sensitivity to host countries' political,
environmental, and social climate.
• Create a fair and transparent working
environment for, and communication
channel to, all employees.
• Develop and sustain fair and transparent
destination supplier relationships.
• Transparent communication and
continuous improvement of service to all
customers.
SUSTAINABLE\RESPONSIBLE TOURISM
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The terms ‘eco' and 'eco-lodges' have
become buzzwords.
They are used by terrific organisations
dedicated to conservation and benefitting
local people.
But they are also used by those seeking to
exploit its marketing potential for economic
gain with little or no regard for destinations.
SUSTAINABLE\RESPONSIBLE TOURISM
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• Responsible tourist profiles (Source: FTT)
o Young Hip Professionals
o Family Educationalists
o Mature and Rooted
• Trade landscape in Southern Africa (Source: FTT)
o Consumers are researching online.
o They are booking direct, but also trust and use consolidators, tour operators and travel agencies.
o The products need to be more inclined to implement responsible tourism activities than the rest of the channel.
o Tour operators are not yet prioritizing or promoting responsible tourism offerings in their marketing.
o A shift in international pressure should change this.
• Green grading or certification
• Desire to watch wildlife the responsible way
GREEN TOURISM \ ECO-TOURISM
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Greenwashing or genuine eco-lodge?
12 things genuine eco-lodges do:
1. They have a written policy regarding the
environment, local people and purchasing?
2. They measure their contribution to conservation and
local communities.
3. They employ local people at majority %s , with
several being in management.
4. They protect the environment, support conservation, and are involved in local charities / social initiatives.
5. A major % of produce and services are sourced from
within 50km of the lodge.
6. They treat the waste water and heat their buildings
sustainably.
SUSTAINABLE\RESPONSIBLE TOURISM
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Greenwashing or genuine eco-lodge?
12 things genuine eco-lodges do:
7. Information and advice is provided to tourists
on local cultures and customs.
8. They employ guides from the local community.
9. They can tell you how you can get involved with
local people and conservation in a rewarding way
for both you and the destination.
10. A significant proportion of revenue remains in, or reverts to, the local community.
11. They limit the group sizes to minimise impact and
maximise interaction.
12. They have green designed and environmentally
sustainable accommodation and operations.
SUSTAINABLE\RESPONSIBLE TOURISM
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Open air or semi-roofed sleep-outs on decks or
stilted platforms
• Beds, lanterns, dining, drinks, shower, toilet, ranger
• Little cost and effort
• Frees up a room in inventory at the lodge
• Able to charge a premium
SLEEP-OUTS ON DECKS \ PLATFORMS
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It is typically a specialized activity by prior arrangement
• Becoming popular with many luxury lodges
• Investment in telescopes, astronomy software and literature
• Specialist astronomers who offer scheduled star-gazing packages
STAR-GAZING
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CITIZEN SCIENTISTS
Citizen scientists are ordinary nature-loving people who
travel throughout their regions, recording species and
events, and then report these findings to research
institutions, who in turn utilize them as valuable scientific
data. They feel obligated to contribute to research and
conservation.
Mutual benefits – the institutions utilize the data for
personal and conservation purposes, as well as for
generating more accurate field guides and publications,
which the citizens then utilize.
Generally popular with adults of all ages, ranging from
university students to retirees.
Ecotourism market benefits – citizens travelling to different
destinations, with this particular purpose in mind.
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• Animal Demography Unit (ADU), e.g.:
o SABAP2
o MammalMap
o ReptileMap
o LepiMap
• Projectnoah.org
• Arkive.org
• iSpot.org.za
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CONCLUSION
These new exciting trends will be added to
many of the tried and tested older and
middle-aged experiences mentioned above, and thus further diversify the
ecotourism product offering.
I do not ever foresee them usurping the
mainstay experiences, but they will
hopefully stimulate greater market interest and revenue streams.
This too may result in the creation of further
niche markets and reduce pressures.
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