ABSTRACT

This article, examines the perspectives of rural people in Manicaland on the barriers to community participation in tourism. A qualitative approach was selected to give local people from the four districts of Manicaland a voice. In-depth interviews, observations and informal conversations were used to collect data. Data was collected from the various levels of the local communities. Data was collected from 43 local people in Manicaland and twenty more interviews were done with key informants. The findings indicate that local people are limited to participate in tourism by their lack of tourism knowledge, limited finance, peripherality, the marginalisation of women, and elite domination. Suggestions are made to mitigate these barriers. These findings may expose the strengths and weaknesses of the current strategies and approaches used to promote community participation in Zimbabwe’s community-based tourism development, making way for the best policies and approaches to boost community participation in tourism.

摘要

本文考察了马尼卡兰农村居民对社区参与旅游的障碍的看法。选择了一种定性方法，让马尼卡兰四个地区的当地人有发言权。深入访谈、观察和非正式对话被用来收集数据。数据是从当地社区的各个层面收集的。数据是从马尼卡兰的 43 名当地人那里收集的，另外还有 20 名受访者与关键线人进行了访谈。调查结果表明，当地人由于缺乏旅游知识、资金有限、边缘化、女性边缘化和精英统治而受到限制。提出了减轻这些障碍的建议。