SUMMARY

The primary objective of this research was to develop ‘A Risk Management Model for the Tourism Industry in South Africa’, when viewed from a business perspective. To achieve this objective, a number of secondary objectives were established, these being: 1 To explore relevant existing theories and models related to risk and risk management within tourism businesses and the tourism industry in general 2 To analyse domestic and international risks associated with the domestic tourism industry 3 To conduct a survey to determine those risks that should, from a manager’s (supply side) perspective, form part of the model 4 To draw conclusions from the empirical analysis for the inclusion of risks in the risk management model and to make recommendations as to how the risk management model can be implemented by role players of the tourism industry Risk is inherent in every sphere of life and, no matter the size of the risk, it will hav