However, to date, the residents‟
perceptions towards the impacts of tourism development in Victoria Falls are
unknown (Mhizha et al., 2012). Various
scholars note that it is common for tourism
planners and decision-makers to omit, or
to devalue, other tourism impacts, opting
to focus on the economic impacts of
tourism activity, rather than on recognising
the residents as part of the consultation
and decision-making processes involved