STAFF: Lecturer

Name: Mrs Baipai Rudorwashe

rudorwashe.baipai@staff.msuas.ac.zw
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Designation: Lecturer
Department: Tourism and hospitality management

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Qualifications.

 

Published work

  • Njerekai C, Wushe R, Basera V. (2018) Staffing and Working Conditions of Employees in Chinese Restaurants in Zimbabwe: Justifiable? Journal Tourism Hospitality. Vol 7: 341.
  •  Baipai, R., Basera, V., & Chikuta, O. (2020). Utilization of the Zambezi River Basin for Tourism: Opportunitiesand Challenges. Hospitality & Tourism Review, 1(1), 11-22.
  • Mazhande, P., Basera, V., Chikuta, O., Tapfuma, M., Ncube, F. and Baipai, R. (2020). Perceptions and Practice of Tipping amongst Domestic Tourists in Zimbabwe, 3(1)
  • Basera, V & Baipai, R. (2020). The online marketing strategies of Destination Marketing Organisations (DMOs), South Africa Tourism (SAT) Southern Africa benchmarkInternational Journal of Tourism and Hotel Management 2020; 2(1): 06-12
  • Ncube F. N. , Chikuta O. , Basera V., Baipai R., Mazhande P. , Tapfuma M. (2021) Economic Impact of the Covid 19 pandemic on the hotel sector in Zimbabwe. Journal of Tourism, Culinary, and Entrepreneurship. Vol 1 (2) 105-121
  • Tapfuma M., Chikuta O., Ncube F.N. ,  Baipai R., Mazhande P  & Basera V. (2021). Perceptions on tourism and hospitality education-carrier match: A case of graduates from three Universities in Zimbabwe. Journal of Tourism, Culinary, and Entrepreneurship. Vol 1 (2), 190-207
  • Baipai, R., Chikuta, O., Gandiwa, E. & Mutanga, C.N. (2021). A Critical Review of Success Factors for Sustainable Agritourism Development. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 10(6):1778-1793

Current work

  • An assessment of the extent to which farms in Zimbabwe meet the requirements for sustainable agritourism development
  • Critical success factors for sustainable agritourism development: A multi-stakeholder perspective
  • Stakeholder perceptions on the development of sustainable agritourism in Zimbabwe: Benefits, prospects and challenges
  • The development of a framework for sustainable agritourism in Zimbabwe

Papers presented

  • Paper titled ‘A critical review of success factors for sustainable agritourism development’ presented at “First International Tourism Conference’’ ,ZITF, Bulawayo on 11 September 2019
  • Paper titled An assessment of the extent to which farms in Zimbabwe meet the requirements for sustainable agritourism, presented on “9th Botho University International Research Conference on 26 November 2021

Upcoming presentation

  • Oral presentation titled ‘Development of a framework for sustainable agritourism in Zimbabwe’ to be presented at the International Workshop on agritourism, Vermont, USA. August 2022