Community expectations from rural tourism development at Lekhubu Island, Botswana

• Monkogogi Lenao ^{[1] [2]} ; Joseph E. Mbaiwa ^{[1] [3]} ; Jarkko Saarinen ^{[3] [2]}
  1. [1] University of Botswana

     University of Botswana

     Botsuana

     
  2. [2] University of Oulu

     University of Oulu

     Oulu, Finlandia

     
  3. [3] University of Johannesburg

     University of Johannesburg

     City of Johannesburg, Sudáfrica

     

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• Localización: Tourism review international, ISSN 1544-2721, Vol. 17, Nº. 4, 2014, págs. 223-236
• Idioma: inglés
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  • This article uses the community-based tourism (CBT) and the rural development approach to analyze community expectations from a CBT project at Lekhubu Island by the Mmatshumu Village, Botswana. This is a qualitative study that utilizes secondary data sources, focus group discussions, in-depth and key informant interviews, and informal interviews as well as observations. Results suggest a considerable degree of positivity among members of the community in terms of deriving economic benefits such as employment and infrastructural development. While this is desirable and expected for a CBT project, there is need to inform the communities about trade-offs that they may have to contend with when the project and related tourist activities evolve and expand.