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  1. the School of Geography, the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

    Christian M. Rogerson (Professor of Human Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Stuies)

  2. the Department of Geography at the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein

    Gustav Visser (Senior Lecturer in Human Geography)

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Rogerson, C.M., Visser, G. International tourist flows and urban tourism in South Africa. Urban Forum 17, 199–213 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12132-006-0005-8

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