The nature of diasporic tourism in Cameroon : an opportunity for tourism development
- Authors: Tichaawa, Tembi M.
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Tourism development , Diaspora tourism , Cameroon
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/247688 , uj:25722 , Citation: Tichaawa, T.M. 2017. The nature of diasporic tourism in Cameroon : an opportunity for tourism development. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 6(4):1-13. , ISSN: 2223-814X
- Description: Abstract: While a number of studies have focused on diaspora tourism and the effects on communities, the focus has generally been on developed nation’s context with little focus on Africa, despite the high migration tendencies that have occurred to date. With specific reference to the Central African nation of Cameroon, this study examines the nature and the characteristics of diaspora tourism. It explores the contours of Cameroonian diasporas’ by way of profiling. The article argues that understanding the profiles of such a segment is important to understanding their behaviours and spending patterns, as well as their preferences for tourism marketers. Through a survey method, 281 respondents revealed the identities of such diaspora tourists as well-educated individuals, with high spending power, whose main reasons for visits were linked to visiting relatives and friends, conducting business, or attending a family event. The study argues that the segment is important for ‘turbocharging’ tourism development in Cameroon.
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Stakeholders’ assessments of tourism policy and product development in Zimbabwe
- Authors: Makoni, Logistic , Tichaawa, Tembi M.
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Stakeholder , Tourism policy , Tourism product development
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/279530 , uj:30020 , Citation: Makoni, L. & Tichaawa, T.M. 2018. Stakeholders’ assessments of tourism policy and product development in Zimbabwe. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 7(4):1-19. , ISSN: 2223-814X
- Description: Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to determine the stakeholders’ assessments of tourism policy, and the state of tourism product development in Zimbabwe. The study is argued from the perspective that stakeholder views on tourism have remained an under-researched phenomenon in sub-Saharan Africa. Adopting an exploratory qualitative study design, semi-structured interviews were conducted with key tourism stakeholders identified by way of a purposive sampling technique. From the interviews, key issues that came to the fore, were that the tourism policy of Zimbabwe was said to be outdated, the distribution of tourism offerings limited, the economic performance poor, and the state of tourism offerings in the country having been negatively influenced by the political instabilities wracking the country. The study provides some insights into the importance of the role of tourism stakeholders in terms of policy formulation, planning and strategy implementation.
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Voices of local communities regarding their involvement and roles in the tourism development process in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
- Authors: Mudimba, Talent , Tichaawa, Tembi M.
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Community voices , Tourism development and participation , Victoria Falls
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/248433 , uj:25826 , ISSN: 2223-814X , Citation: Mudimba, T. & Tichaawa, T.M. 2017. Voices of local communities regarding their involvement and roles in the tourism development process in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 6(4):1-15.
- Description: Abstract: In less developed destinations, rapid commercial tourism development has gradually suppressed local communities’ central participation in tourist activities. While the literature suggests a number of roles that local residents can play in tourism development, to date very little emphasis has been placed on how the locals themselves feel about the issue, despite it being explained in tourist destinations’ policy configurations. Based on the case of Victoria Falls, this paper’s aim was to understand the degree of community involvement in tourism development, with the intention of finding a way to advance host community stimuli in terms of policy formulation and implementation. Through the series of 270 household surveys and interviews with resource persons conducted, the findings revealed that the local community’s involvement and participation was mainly linked to economic activities and employment. Furthermore, the local communities wanted to be involved, and incorporated in, the prevailing systems when tourism policies are being made to influence policymakers in preparing a policy that meets their needs and protects their interests.
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Towards a sustainable coastal tourism development in Ghana
- Authors: Eshun, Gabriel , Tichaawa, Tembi M. , Appiah, Divine Odame
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Coastal tourism , policies , sanitation
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/396245 , uj:32891 , Citation: Eshun, G., Tichaawa, T.M. & Appiah, D. 2019. Towards a sustainable coastal tourism development in Ghana. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 8(4): 1-18. , ISSN: 2223-814X
- Description: Abstract: Beaches are great resources for coastal tourism development. They attract a large number of domestic and international tourists. This study focuses on ensuring clean beaches in Ghana for robust and sustainable coastal tourism development. The study specifically addressed the following objectives: policies to ensure clean beach, stakeholders’ participation, promotional activities and sanitation challenges facing beaches in Ghana. The study employed both quantitative and qualitative approaches. This involved administering semi-structured questionnaires to a total of 150 residents from the study community through convenience sampling. Using purposive sampling, key stakeholders from the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Environmental Protection Agency, Accra Metropolitan Assembly and Ministry of Sanitation were interviewed. Also, through purposive sampling, management from Labadi Beach Resort, La Pleasure Beach Resort, Coco Beach, Next Door Beach, Laboma Beach, Bojo Beach, and La Palm Royal Beach were interviewed towards addressing the study objectives. The quantitative data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics with the aid of IBM SPSS Version 20.0. The data from the interviews were subjected to thematic explication. The findings revealed that there are some policy measures and practices in place to clean beaches, especially in Accra. However, factors such as limited local participation in beach cleaning, a poor image in some of the sites due to poor sanitation, poor facilities, ineffective coordination among stakeholders remain to be addressed towards achieving sustainable coastal tourism in Ghana.
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Perceptions of local residents and authorities on human–wildlife coexistence in Zimbabwe
- Authors: Mudimba, Talent , Tichaawa, Tembi M.
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Human–wildlife conflicts , Human–wildlife coexistence , Sustainable conservation tourism
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/396255 , uj:32892 , Citation: Mudimba, T. & Tichaawa, T.M. 2019. Perceptions of local residents and authorities on human–wildlife coexistence in Zimbabwe. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 8(4):1-17. , ISSN: 2223-814X
- Description: Abstract: Human–wildlife conflicts (HWCs) in human–wildlife coexisting communities have emerged as a direct impediment to sustainable conservation tourism in the protected areas (PAs). Despite the overemphasised prospects for conservation tourism redeeming worn-out economies in the human–wildlife coexisting communities, the resurgence of HWCs has resulted in the host communities’ resistance to human–wildlife coexistence (HWC). Subsequently, the community resistance to coexistence is a further deterrent to sustainable conservation tourism development. Based on the Victoria Falls case, this paper seeks to investigate HWCs affecting tourism development in human–wildlife coexisting communities, with the subsequent aim of suggesting policy and recommendations that promote symbiosis for sustainable tourism in terms of the communities residing in Zimbabwean PAs. Surveys and interviews were conducted with 265 household resource-related persons. The findings revealed that human population growth and urbanisation contribute significantly to HWCs in Victoria Falls. Furthermore, the results show that, despite the existing HWCs, the majority of the residents are open to HWC, if the processes of policy formulation and implementation inclusively embrace full local residents’ participation.
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Residents’ perceptions and attitudes towards urban tourism product offerings in Harare, Zimbabwe
- Authors: Makoni, Logistic , Tichaawa, Tembi M.
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Residents , Tourism product offerings , Urban tourism
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://ujcontent.uj.ac.za8080/10210/381064 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/248434 , uj:25825 , Citation: Makoni, L. & Tichaawa, T.M. 2017. Residents’ perceptions and attitudes towards urban tourism product offerings in Harare, Zimbabwe. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 6(4):1-15. , ISSN: 2223-814X
- Description: Abstract: The main objective of the study in this article was to evaluate the perceptions of some Harare residents on urban tourism product offerings, particularly with regards to the current state of tourism product offerings and their contribution to the residents’ livelihoods. A questionnaire technique was used to meet the objective of the study, in which the residents’ perceptions were measured on a five-point Likert scale. A total of 246 respondents were interviewed, with the findings proving that their perceptions about tourism offerings were generally negative. The results show that the highest perception score was for the item “the current tourism policy of Harare allows for the residents to engage in tourism activities” (2.72), whereas the lowest perception score was for the item “I am happy with the current quality of tourism offerings in Harare” (1.88). With regards to the results, the study concludes that there could be a lack of STD, which is considered an overall objective of tourism development, and this raises concerns in relation to the well-being of the residents in Harare. With regard to the results, the study identified the ZTA as the main stakeholder with the mandate to address such issues identified in the study, in which three recommendations were put forward: (1) To formulate a tourism policy that promotes effective community involvement; (2) to promote local investment in tourism, which could serve to attract the community members and to boost their participation in tourism activities; and (3) to promote domestic tourism to the residents in such a way as to change how the residents perceive tourism offerings in the country.
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Community perceptions of the economic impacts of ecotourism in Cameroon
- Authors: Harilal, Vyasha , Tichaawa, Tembi M.
- Date: 2020
- Subjects: Ecotourism , Economic impacts , Cameroon
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/460782 , uj:41016 , ISSN: 2223-814X , Citation: Harilal, V. & Tichaawa, T.M. (2020). Community Perceptions of the Economic Impacts of Ecotourism in Cameroon. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 9(6):959-978. DOI: https://doi.org/10.46222/ajhtl.19770720-62
- Description: Abstract: This study aimed to investigate community perceptions of the economic impact of ecotourism in Cameroon. Using a mixed-method research approach, based on two case study areas (the Mount Cameroon National Park and the Douala Edéa Wildlife Reserve), community surveys were administered to 442 households. In addition, in-depth, face-to-face interviews were conducted with relevant key informants. Key findings suggest that, while respondents generally agreed that ecotourism has many positive economic benefits, such benefits are often concentrated at government level, or contained within privately owned businesses. The lack of benefit sharing can be attributed to the low level of involvement of locals in the sector, unsuitable management practices that promote neither inclusiveness, nor the nomination of locals as economic beneficiaries of the sector, and an absence of dedicated ecotourism policy to guide the overall development and management of the sector. The study recommends that policies and strategies that encourage local economic development from ecotourism be established in the country, to ensure that the appropriate structures are put in place for the equitable distribution of the economic benefits to locals.
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Community perceptions on the socio-economic impacts of wildlife tourism from the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in Botswana : the case of Tsabong
- Authors: Lekgau, Refiloe Julia , Tichaawa, Tembi M.
- Date: 2020
- Subjects: Wildlife tourism , Community perceptions , Employment generation
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/460790 , uj:41017 , Citation: Lekgau, R.J. & Tichaawa, T.M. (2020). Community Perceptions on the Socio-economic Impacts of Wildlife Tourism from the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in Botswana: The Case of Tsabong. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 9(6):1044-1059. DOI: https://doi.org/10.46222/ajhtl.19770720-67 , ISSN: 2223-814X
- Description: Abstract: The overall purpose of the current study was to investigate the socio-economic contributions made by wildlife tourism in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park to a community living adjacent to the Park. Following a mixed methods approach, the study used Tsabong, a community in Botswana, as the case study area. Interviews were conducted with key tourism stakeholders and semi-structured questionnaires were distributed to the residents involved. The study found that (i) wildlife tourism has contributed to employment creation and economic development in Tsabong, (ii) wildlife tourism has increased the community’s sense of pride in their culture and preservation of local culture because of wildlife tourism, however, also revealed that (iii) local community participation in wildlife tourism and conservation projects of the KTP is generally low and (iv) positive economic benefits of wildlife tourism are not seen by the entire community. The main recommendations of the study centre on facilitating community participation in the collaborative management of the Park.
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