framework for the protection of living and non-living heritage. This even goes further down to the municipal level where the local tourism authorities in this case the Soweto Tourism Information Centre. The municipal authorities also maintain the surroundings of the attractions around the heritage trail by looking after the landscape and creating better roads and walking trails. This will not be complete without the host community playing its role. The community is the one that receives the tourists. They have a say in what goes on around their communities. The success of failure of the Heritage Trail rests with them. As a result the host community ensures that the place is safe for locals and tourists. They can be tour guides around the area. The local members of the community can take opportunities by filling in the gaps that exists and become entrepreneurial. The tourists coming into the place must observe the values and other rules governing the tourist attraction around. The tourists should be mindful that they are in a cultural space of locals and hence should not embark on actions that will antagonise the locals and also place themselves in a position that they fall out of favour with the locals. 6. So Where To: Implications of the research 6.1 Challenges Challenges associated with keeping a heritage tourism destination sustainable is lack of involvement of locals in tourism activities. Some of the people were witnesses to the events that unfolded in 1976 however they have not been consulted. Sidelining these people takes away the support towards the tourism attraction by the community and they oppose the activities happening in their area. People can be employed in various businesses from being tour guides to working in restaurants around the area or they can be the service providers. This will allow them to take pride and guarantee the success of the Heritage trail. Some prices being charged by service providers are beyond the reach of the locals as they are aimed at foreign international visitors who bring in their powerful currencies. Allowing locals affordable entrance and other user fees will go a long way in getting support of the heritage trail and surrounding businesses by the locals. Educating locals about the trail is important as well. Locals must not view the developments as if they are done only for visitors but must view them as part of their livelihood and history. Lack of service delivery protests that often turn violent can also become a repelling factor and turn these areas to be no gone zones by foreign and local visitors. Therefore good governance is a key to continuity and support to this tourism infrastructure in the area. Reliable transport is needed to ferry people from different places to bring them to Soweto.
framework for the protection of living and non-living heritage. This even goes further down to the municipal level where the local tourism authorities in this case the Soweto Tourism Information Centre. The municipal authorities also maintain the surroundings of the attractions around the heritage trail by looking after the landscape and creating better roads and walking trails. This will not be complete without the host community playing its role. The community is the one that receives the tourists. They have a say in what goes on around their communities. The success of failure of the Heritage Trail rests with them. As a result the host community ensures that the place is safe for locals and tourists. They can be tour guides around the area. The local members of the community can take opportunities by filling in the gaps that exists and become entrepreneurial. The tourists coming into the place must observe the values and other rules governing the tourist attraction around. The tourists should be mindful that they are in a cultural space of locals and hence should not embark on actions that will antagonise the locals and also place themselves in a position that they fall out of favour with the locals. 6. So Where To: Implications of the research 6.1 Challenges Challenges associated with keeping a heritage tourism destination sustainable is lack of involvement of locals in tourism activities. Some of the people were witnesses to the events that unfolded in 1976 however they have not been consulted. Sidelining these people takes away the support towards the tourism attraction by the community and they oppose the activities happening in their area. People can be employed in various businesses from being tour guides to working in restaurants around the area or they can be the service providers. This will allow them to take pride and guarantee the success of the Heritage trail. Some prices being charged by service providers are beyond the reach of the locals as they are aimed at foreign international visitors who bring in their powerful currencies. Allowing locals affordable entrance and other user fees will go a long way in getting support of the heritage trail and surrounding businesses by the locals. Educating locals about the trail is important as well. Locals must not view the developments as if they are done only for visitors but must view them as part of their livelihood and history. Lack of service delivery protests that often turn violent can also become a repelling factor and turn these areas to be no gone zones by foreign and local visitors. Therefore good governance is a key to continuity and support to this tourism infrastructure in the area. Reliable transport is needed to ferry people from different places to bring them to Soweto.