Dr Dorothy M.F Zengeni

Chaiperson and Senior Lecturer

Dr Dorothy M.F Zengeni
Senior Lecturer/Chairperson- Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Department University of Zimbabwe
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Dorothy M.F Zengeni is a Doctor of Philosophy holder in Tourism Management. She is currently the Chairperson and a Research fellow in the Department of Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality at the University of Zimbabwe. Her research interest are in line with Tourism Destination Competitiveness, focusing on infrastructure.

Publications:

1. Book Chapter: Growth And Development Of The Accommodation Sector
2. The Absence of Females in Executive Chef Position in Zimbabwean Hotels: Case of Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG)
3. Scope for Virtual Tourism in the Times of COVID-19 in Select African Destinations
4. Knowledge, attitudes and practices on the contribution of solar energy to sustainable tourism development: Empirical evidence from Zimbabwe
5. Hoteliers’ Perceptions of International Standards Organization (I.S.O) Certification’s Applicability And Functionality In Zimbabwe: A Case of Selected Harare Hotels
6. Perceptions Of Stakeholders On Tourism Turn-Around Strategies In Zimbabwe
7. Information communication technologies and destination competitiveness in Zimbabwe
8. Tourism Infrastructure Development and Maintenance: The Instrumentality to Destination Competitiveness.
9. Visa regime policy and tourism recovery and development in Zimbabwe
10. Impact of HIV/AIDS to the tourism sector human resources: Case of selected hotels in Harare

11. Hoteliers’ Perceptions of the Impacts of Green Tourism on Hotel Operating Costs in Zimbabwe: The Case of Selected Harare Hotels

 Research Interests:

• Visa Regime and its impacts on tourism recovery in Zimbabwe
• The structure of border post/entry points into the country and their effect to the tourism industry
• Importance of Domestic Tourism to a country’s economy
• Strategies to improve Domestic Tourism in Zimbabwe
• Tourism Human Resources social and its impacts on Service Delivery