Community involvement and participation in tourism development : a Zimbabwe study
- Moyo, Sakhile, Tichaawa, Tembi Maloney
- Authors: Moyo, Sakhile , Tichaawa, Tembi Maloney
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Tourism development , Community involvement , Community participation
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/235971 , uj:24142 , Citation: Moyo, S. & Tichaawa, T.M. 2017. Community involvement and participation in tourism development : a Zimbabwe study. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 6(1):1-15. , ISSN: 2223-814X
- Description: Abstract: This study seeks to provide insights into the extent of community involvement and participation in the tourism development trajectory within the urban community of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Face-to-face questionnaire surveys were administered to 384 adult members representing each household. The study revealed that communities were not adequately involved in terms of planning, decision making and participation in the development of tourism generally. Communities also perceive the benefits brought about by tourism to be confined to business and government officials as opposed to it being leveraged to the entire community. Communities acknowledge the potential of tourism to accrue benefits to them and express strong willingness to be involved in future development agendas. The paper advocates the need for a concerted effort to capacitate, educate and involve individuals and stakeholder groups in the efforts to remodel the tourism economy in Zimbabwe for long-term sustainability by adopting an innovative community based tourism approach.
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- Authors: Moyo, Sakhile , Tichaawa, Tembi Maloney
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Tourism development , Community involvement , Community participation
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/235971 , uj:24142 , Citation: Moyo, S. & Tichaawa, T.M. 2017. Community involvement and participation in tourism development : a Zimbabwe study. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 6(1):1-15. , ISSN: 2223-814X
- Description: Abstract: This study seeks to provide insights into the extent of community involvement and participation in the tourism development trajectory within the urban community of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Face-to-face questionnaire surveys were administered to 384 adult members representing each household. The study revealed that communities were not adequately involved in terms of planning, decision making and participation in the development of tourism generally. Communities also perceive the benefits brought about by tourism to be confined to business and government officials as opposed to it being leveraged to the entire community. Communities acknowledge the potential of tourism to accrue benefits to them and express strong willingness to be involved in future development agendas. The paper advocates the need for a concerted effort to capacitate, educate and involve individuals and stakeholder groups in the efforts to remodel the tourism economy in Zimbabwe for long-term sustainability by adopting an innovative community based tourism approach.
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Sociodemographic influences on residents’ perceptions of tourism development in Zimbabwe
- Tichaawa, Tembi M., Makoni, Logistic
- Authors: Tichaawa, Tembi M. , Makoni, Logistic
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Socieodemographic profiles , Residents , Tourism development
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/271533 , uj:28881 , Citation: Tichaawa, T.M. & Makoni, L. 2018. Sociodemographic influences on residents’ perceptions of tourism development in Zimbabwe. GeoJournal of Tourism and Geosites, 22(2):432-446. DOI 10.30892/gtg.22213-300 , ISSN 2065-0817(Print) , ISSN: 2065-1198 (Online)
- Description: Abstract: This study sought to determine the sociodemographic influences on residents’ perceptions of tourism development in Zimbabwe. The study emanates from a concern over the lack of such a research angle in the context of sub-Saharan African tourism research. Adopting an explorative quantitative design, a structured survey was used to generate 246 valid responses from the residents in Harare. The results obtained showed that there were both similarities and differences in the perceptions of residents with different sociodemographic characteristics. The study brought to light that sociodemographic characteristics are an important variable in determining the influences of residents’ perceptions of tourism development. This article offers developing destinations augmented insight into the influence of demographic characteristics on residents’ perceptions of tourism development, as well as discernments respecting tourism planning, policy formulation, strategy implementation, and tourism marketing in transforming communities and enhancing destination’s image.
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- Authors: Tichaawa, Tembi M. , Makoni, Logistic
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Socieodemographic profiles , Residents , Tourism development
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/271533 , uj:28881 , Citation: Tichaawa, T.M. & Makoni, L. 2018. Sociodemographic influences on residents’ perceptions of tourism development in Zimbabwe. GeoJournal of Tourism and Geosites, 22(2):432-446. DOI 10.30892/gtg.22213-300 , ISSN 2065-0817(Print) , ISSN: 2065-1198 (Online)
- Description: Abstract: This study sought to determine the sociodemographic influences on residents’ perceptions of tourism development in Zimbabwe. The study emanates from a concern over the lack of such a research angle in the context of sub-Saharan African tourism research. Adopting an explorative quantitative design, a structured survey was used to generate 246 valid responses from the residents in Harare. The results obtained showed that there were both similarities and differences in the perceptions of residents with different sociodemographic characteristics. The study brought to light that sociodemographic characteristics are an important variable in determining the influences of residents’ perceptions of tourism development. This article offers developing destinations augmented insight into the influence of demographic characteristics on residents’ perceptions of tourism development, as well as discernments respecting tourism planning, policy formulation, strategy implementation, and tourism marketing in transforming communities and enhancing destination’s image.
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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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- 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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