n Navraagstelsel van tyddeeloorde in Suid-Afrika vir RCI-lede en potensiële kopers van tyddeelbelang

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT:Timesharing is one of the sectors of the tourism industry that has grown at atremendous rate in the recent past. In South Africa, after adverse publicity and severeinternal conflict in the early years, the timeshare industry is growing as this way ofholidaying becomes more popular. Much is also expected of the tourism industry as amajor contributor towards improving the socio-economic situation in this country. Itis therefore essential that geographers and more specifically geographical informationsystem specialists get involved in research on timeshare and related topics.This thesis investigates the potential use of geographical information systems (GIS) inthe timeshare industry in South Africa. The main focus of the research is on thedevelopment of a timeshare information system (TIS). The TIS was developed byusing the ArcView GIS programme and Avenue programming language and itincorporates the points system as the most popular timeshare type in South Africa.The main aim of the TIS is to find possible holiday resort destinations within SouthAfrica that will satisfy the timeshare owner's holiday needs, at the touch of a button.To produce these results the user is asked a series of questions and he/she is expectedto make some selections. This information is then processed to make it possible forthe scripts that have been compiled to extract the correct results from the destinationdatabase. This comprehensive database has been compiled from existing sources. Thefinal results are then shown to the user on regional maps of South Africa. These mapshave been compiled beforehand for use during the programming phase, but also forthe purpose of doing location and spatial analysis.In conclusion, the results have been tested by means of a case example. The resultsproduced by the TIS have been verified as being correct. Although the TIS is notready for the timeshare market at this stage it could, with slight adjustments, be of useand is a positive step in the right direction and is in line with modem trends in theindustry.KeywordsArcView / Avenue / Exchange companies / Geographical information systems (GIS) /Graphical user interface / Points system / Resort Condominium International (RCI) /South Africa / Timeshare destination database / Timeshare industry / Timeshareowners / Timeshare resort facilities / Timeshare resorts / Timesharing / Tourismgeography

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University