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Urban Tourism in the Global SouthAirbnb in Townships of South Africa: A New Experience of Township Tourism?

Urban Tourism in the Global South: Airbnb in Townships of South Africa: A New Experience of... [This chapter engages with the introduction of Airbnb to the South African township of Langa, Cape Town. Based on qualitative research, the study looks into the effects of the peer-to-peer idea behind the economic scheme of Airbnb on the accommodation sector in the township. The findings are contextualized against the background of the history of segregation brought about by colonialism and apartheid, as well as the existing sector of township tourism in general. The specific focus of the featured case study on recent activities of Airbnb in the respective township allows discussion of how the developments are prone to challenge and change the spatial and temporal frames of interaction that tourists have with the actual place of the still segregated part of the city. The introduction of a globally accessible peer-to-peer platform with an existing accommodation sector that is (so far) mainly frequented by students, volunteers and academics as the major international clientele, furthermore points to an increasing individualization of the township tourism sector, but also to a further manifestation of the narrative of the township as being the exclusive and ‘other’ side of urban South Africa.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Urban Tourism in the Global SouthAirbnb in Townships of South Africa: A New Experience of Township Tourism?

Part of the GeoJournal Library Book Series
Editors: Rogerson, Christian M.; Rogerson, Jayne M.
Hofäcker, Jana; Gebauer, Matthias
Urban Tourism in the Global South — Jul 14, 2021
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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
ISBN
978-3-030-71546-5
Pages
129 –147
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-71547-2_6
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Abstract

[This chapter engages with the introduction of Airbnb to the South African township of Langa, Cape Town. Based on qualitative research, the study looks into the effects of the peer-to-peer idea behind the economic scheme of Airbnb on the accommodation sector in the township. The findings are contextualized against the background of the history of segregation brought about by colonialism and apartheid, as well as the existing sector of township tourism in general. The specific focus of the featured case study on recent activities of Airbnb in the respective township allows discussion of how the developments are prone to challenge and change the spatial and temporal frames of interaction that tourists have with the actual place of the still segregated part of the city. The introduction of a globally accessible peer-to-peer platform with an existing accommodation sector that is (so far) mainly frequented by students, volunteers and academics as the major international clientele, furthermore points to an increasing individualization of the township tourism sector, but also to a further manifestation of the narrative of the township as being the exclusive and ‘other’ side of urban South Africa.]

Published: Jul 14, 2021

Keywords: Airbnb; Township; Township tourism; Homestay; Authenticity; Langa

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