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proposed boundaries of the KAZA TFCA. Thus, a 'non-local' Namibian
employee was considered to come from outside of the Caprivi region in Namibia.
It was assumed that profit earned by 'locally owned' tourism businesses remained
within the KAZA region, while that earned by (non-local) corporate enterprises,
foreigners and other non-locals was remitted outside of the proposed KAZA
TFCA borders.
The survey covered several topics, including the type of business (e.g. capac-
ity, origin of guests, type of ownership, owner residence and ethnicity), the
finances of, and employment by the business. The final section was devoted to
questions regarding the level of knowledge regarding the KAZA TFCA, and to
gaining respondents' impressions of its potential impacts and opportunities.

Survey results

Accommodation

In terms of the total surveyed accommodation capacity in the region (see Table
8.2), northern Botswana offered 17 per cent, Livingstone 35 per cent, Victoria
Falls 32 per cent, the Upper Zambezi only 4 per cent and Caprivi the remaining
12 per cent. 2 These proportions contrast quite sharply with the proportion of
surveyed establishments in each region - northern Botswana was home to 14 per
cent of establishments, Livingstone to 52 per cent and Victoria Falls hosted just 7
per cent of accommodation businesses. The Upper Zambezi was home to 10 per
cent and Caprivi to 18 per cent of establishments. Of the guests to these establish-
ments, 39 per cent were from KAZA countries, and 61 per cent were foreign.
The total number of bednights sold in the region in 2004 was 782,200. Each
establishment sold on average 5751 bednights, with median sales of 1743. Across
the region, bednights sold per enterprise ranged between less than 100 to almost
150,000; 39 per cent of bednights were sold in Livingstone, 25 per cent in Victoria
Falls, 23 per cent in northern Botswana, 9 per cent in Caprivi and 4 per cent in
the Upper Zambezi establishments.
The provision of accommodation services generated 64 per cent of total
accommodation sector revenue, restaurant and bar sales generated 31 per cent,
with 4 per cent generated by tour services and 1 per cent by 'other' - which
included curio and shop sales, casino operations, a golf course, sales of firewood,
transfers and commissions on tour sales (see Table 8.3). Of the total revenue

Table 8.2 Capacity of accommodation establishments, KAZA region, 2004

Average Median Total

Number of rooms 24 8 3214

Number of beds 49 16 6629

Camping capacity 12 3 1683

Annual (bednight) capacity 22,308 8578 3,033,880