Tourism and Hospitality for Sustainable Development

Emmanuel Ndhlovu is a scholar and student of development. His research interests are in peasant and informal sector livelihoods, land reform issues, political economy, digitalisation of industries, and food sovereignty. He holds a PhD in Development Studies from the University of South Africa. At the time of writing, Emmanuel was with the Vaal University of Technology as a postdoc researcher.

Kaitano Dube is an Associate Professor at the Vaal University of Technology under the Ecotourism Management Department. He has successfully hosted five post-doctoral and supervised several Post Graduate Students at the Master’s and PhD Levels. He is a visiting professor at Emirates Aviation, Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Chandigarh University in India. He holds several editorial and Associate Editorial Positions with several international journals.  His research interests are in tourism, climate change, sustainability and aviation. Prof Dube is a university leader who has served in several senatorial and research roles. He is also a curriculum expert who has shaped programs of several universities in the SADC region and abroad.

Catherine Kifworo (PhD) is an emerging researcher and a tourism management lecturer from Maasai Mara University, Kenya. At the time of writing, she was a post-doctoral research fellow at the Vaal University of Technology, South Africa, under the Department of Tourism and Integrated Communication. She is a mixed methods researcher whose research interests include domestic tourism, climate change, sustainable tourism and tourism policy. She has also published several articles in these areas.