SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC INFLUENCES ON RESIDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN ZIMBABWE
| Autor: | M Tichaawa Tembi, Makoni Logistic, Economics, Bunting Road, Johannesburg, South Africa |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Zimbabwe
Socieodemographic profiles genetic structures media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Geography Planning and Development lcsh:Geography. Anthropology. Recreation lcsh:G1-922 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences lcsh:G Perception 0502 economics and business Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) residents tourism development Business Socioeconomics human activities 050203 business & management Tourism lcsh:Geography (General) 0105 earth and related environmental sciences media_common |
| Zdroj: | Geo Journal of Tourism and Geosites, Vol 22, Iss 2, Pp 432-446 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 2065-1198 2065-0817 |
| Popis: | 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 subSaharan 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. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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