Dr. Catherine Kifworo

Lecturer - Email: ckifworo@mmmaru.ac.ke

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  1. Kifworo, C. M., & Dube, K. (2024). Wildlife Tourism and Climate Change: Perspectives on Mara National https://doi.org/10.3390/cli12110185 ii. Reserve. Climate, 12(11), 185. Kifworo, C. & Dube, K. (2024).
  2. Tourism as a Cultural Ecosystem Service in Protected Areas: A Review of Emerging Issues. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 13(3):540-549. DOI: https://doi.org/10.46222/ajhtl.19770720.538 iii. Kifworo, C., & Dube, K. (2024).
  3. A Bibliometric Analysis of Tourism Policy Implementation Research. Geojournal of Tourism and Geosites, 55(3), 1004–1011. https://doi.org/10.30892/gtg.55302-1274 iv. Kifworo, C., Dube, K., & Nhamo, G. (2023).
  4. Hailstorms Damage and Resilience-Building in South Africa’s Key Tourism Destinations and Attractions. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure. https://doi.org/10.46222/ajhtl.19770720.461 v. 12(5SE):1725-1739. Kifworo, C. & Dube, K. (2023).
  5. A Review of Domestic Tourism Resilience Research Agenda in Africa Post-Covid-19. GeoJournal of Tourism and Geosites, 51(4spl), 1749– 1756. https://doi.org/10.30892/gtg.514spl15-1170 vi. Kifworo, C., Okello, M., & Mapellu, C. (2020).
  6. The influence of travel preferences on domestic tourism participation behaviour in Kenya: An analysis of tourists and nontourists. International Journal of Tourism & Hospitality Reviews eISSN: 2395-7654, Vol 7, No 1, 2020, pp 40-50 https://doi.org/10.18510/ijthr.2020.715 vii. Kifworo, C., Okello, M., & Mapellu, C. (2020).
  7. The Role of Constraints in Determining Domestic Tourism Participation Behaviour: A Comparison of the Perspectives of Domestic Tourism Participants and Non-Participants. Ottoman Journal of Tourism and Management Research 5(2):643-661. DOI: 10.26465/ojtmr.2018339534 viii. Kifworo, C., Okello, M., & Mapelu, I. (2020).
  8. Demographic Profiling and Domestic Tourism Participation Behavior in Nairobi County, Kenya. Journal of Tourism Management Research 2020 Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 155169. ISSN(e): 2313-4178 ISSN(p): 2408-9117 DOI: 10.18488/journal.31.2020.72.155.169.

Book:

Ndhlovu, E., Kifworo, C.M., Dube, K. (2024). Tourism and Hospitality for Sustainable Development: Volume Two: Emerging Trends and Global Issues. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer. Available in hard copy and online on : https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-63073-6

Book Chapters;

  1.  Kifworo, C.M., Ndhlovu, E., Dube, K. (2024). Tourist Perspectives on the Use of Electric Cars in Game Lodges in Sub-Saharan Africa. In: Ndhlovu, E., Dube, K., Kifworo, C.M. (eds) Tourism and Hospitality for Sustainable Development. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-63073-6_3
  2. Ndhlovu, E., Kifworo, C.M., Dube, K. (2024). Conclusion: Digitalisation as a Driver of Sustainable Development in Tourism and Hospitality. In: Ndhlovu, E., Dube, K., Kifworo, C.M. (eds) Tourism and Hospitality for Sustainable Development. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-63073-6_14
  3. Ndhlovu, E., Dube, K., Kifworo, C.M. (2024). Tourism and Hospitality Trends and Sustainable Development: Emerging Issues in the Digital Era. In: Ndhlovu, E., Dube, K., Kifworo, C.M. (eds) Tourism and Hospitality for Sustainable Development. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-63073-6_1
  4. Ndhlovu, E., Makuyana, T., Kifworo, C.M. (2024). Implications of Digital Technologies for the Global Hospitality and Tourism Labour Market. In: Ndhlovu, E., Dube, K., Makuyana, T. (eds) Tourism and Hospitality for Sustainable Development. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-63077-4_7
  • 2020- Participated in a research project on “Tourism Product Inventory”; commissioned by the National Tourism Crisis Steering Committee in collaboration with the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Center, Kenya Tourism Board and the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife.
  • SUS-Tour Project funded by the European Commission 2016- Trained as a trainer of trainers in Community Based Tourism Business Innovation. The training is aimed at building the capacity of communities carrying out projects in tourism.

Interests

Climate Change, Sustainable Tourism, Technology Integration and Digitisation of Tourism, Tourism, Tourism and Environment, Tourism Policy and Domestic Tourism

  1. 2025 to Date School Research & Innovation Coordinator
  2. 2015 to Date, Lecturer, Maasai Mara University
  3. 2023-2024 Post- Doc Research Fellow, Vaal University of Technology, South Africa
  4. 2010 to 2015 Part-time Lecturer, Maasai Mara University and Machakos University
  5. 2002 to 2014 Project Coordinator, Narok Pillar of Development.