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Botswana nature-based tourism and COVID-19: transformational implications for the future

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  • Wame L. Hambira
  • Lesego S. Stone
  • Vincent Pagiwa

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COVID-19 poses a huge threat to the tourism industry. Not only is COVID-19 a health challenge, but it is also a socio-economic and ecological emergency. The UNWTO anticipates a 20-30% decline in tourist arrivals, a huge blow for sub-Saharan countries whose economies depend on nature-based tourism. Using qualitative document analysis, this paper presents an analysis of the interlinkages between COVID-19 and nature-based tourism, resultant impacts and implications for the future of tourism in Botswana. Results show that the disease spread in Botswana has resulted in far reaching socio-economic and environmental repercussions. These include revenue losses, business closures, retrenchments, and loss of opportunities for financing community development projects; wildlife straying beyond their normal ranges posing a threat to life and increasing chances of poaching. Lessons learnt for the future transformational agenda include the need to intensify domestic tourism; virtual operations and strategies for human-wildlife co-existence.

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  • Wame L. Hambira & Lesego S. Stone & Vincent Pagiwa, 2022. "Botswana nature-based tourism and COVID-19: transformational implications for the future," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 39(1), pages 51-67, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:deveza:v:39:y:2022:i:1:p:51-67
    DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2021.1955661
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    1. Gokhan Ozkaya & Ayse Demirhan, 2022. "Multi-Criteria Analysis of Sustainable Travel and Tourism Competitiveness in Europe and Eurasia," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(22), pages 1-26, November.

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