Tourism in Africa : Harnessing Tourism for Growth and Improved Livelihoods

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Tourism in Africa : Harnessing Tourism for Growth and Improved Livelihoods

dc.contributor.author	Christie, Iain
dc.contributor.author	Fernandes, Eneida
dc.contributor.author	Messerli, Hannah
dc.contributor.author	Twining-Ward, Louise
dc.date.accessioned	2013-10-03T14:21:16Z
dc.date.available	2013-10-03T14:21:16Z
dc.date.issued	2013-09-30
dc.description.abstract	For African countries looking to sustain and increase their unprecedented growth rates of recent years, the potential of tourism has not been fully recognized as a vital source of economic and development power that can strengthen and expand the continent's economies. With a special analysis of 24 tourism case studies from around the world- spanning Sub-Saharan and North Africa, Asia, Central and Latin America, and the Middle East- this report is a sustainable framework for sustainable tourism in Africa. It identifies policies and institutional approaches for African countries to make tourist industries more competitive and attractive to new investment. The study shows how tourism in Thailand barely existed in the 1960s and yet 40 years later, it employs 15 to 20 percent of the country's workforce; Cancun in Mexico grew from an uninhabited peninsula into one of the most visited resorts in the world in just 35 years. Mozambique has managed a seemingly impossible transformation of its tourism industry. While the benefits of tourism development are many, the possible approaches and strategies for development number even more. This work analyzes persistent constraints and how to resolve them through policy and business reforms that have unleashed tourism potential across other regions of the world. To become competitive worldwide, African governments and the private sector must work together in planning tourism infrastructure, promotion and financing. This report is the first to comprehensively examine tourism in Africa regionally and recommend practical, evidence-based measures enabling the sector's economic and development power. This gives new impetus to the continent's development progress by leveraging tourism in pursuit of lasting poverty alleviation and significantly more jobs and opportunity for all Africans. This report identifies policies and institutional approaches to improve the tourism competitiveness of African countries so they can move up the pyramid. It clearly explains the opportunities and challenges that tourism offers and suggests tourism competitiveness strategies based on tourism economic success stories from across the world.	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/16053
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/16053
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rights	CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.subject	banking
dc.subject	payment systems
dc.subject	securities clearance
dc.subject	securities settlement
dc.subject	primary education
dc.subject	central government administration
dc.subject	agricultural extension and research
dc.subject	tourism
dc.title	Tourism in Africa : Harnessing Tourism for Growth and Improved Livelihoods	en
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okr.date.disclosure	2013-09-30
okr.date.doiregistration	2025-05-05T12:23:22.401869Z
okr.doctype	Publications & Research::Working Paper
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.globalpractice	Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpractice	Transport and ICT
okr.globalpractice	Environment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpractice	Trade and Competitiveness
okr.identifier.report	81468
okr.language.supported	en
okr.peerreview	Academic Peer Review
okr.region.administrative	Africa
okr.region.geographical	Sub-Saharan Africa
okr.sector	Industry and trade :: Agricultural marketing and trade
okr.sector	Industry and trade :: Agro-industry
okr.sector	Industry and trade :: Other domestic and international trade
okr.theme	Public sector governance :: Administrative and civil service reform
okr.theme	Trade and integration :: Export development and competitiveness
okr.theme	Trade and integration :: Regional integration
okr.theme	Trade and integration :: Trade facilitation and market access
okr.theme	e-Government
okr.topic	Environment::Tourism and Ecotourism
okr.topic	Environment::Wildlife Resources
okr.topic	Industry::Accommodation & Tourism Industry
okr.topic	Infrastructure Economics and Finance::Infrastructure Economics
okr.topic	Transport
okr.topic	Urban Development::City Development Strategies
okr.unit	Fin&PrivSecDev East&Southern (AFTFE)
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