World Bank2013-03-212013-03-212011https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12841This paper presents the strategy vision for Africa of promoting tourism. The strategy relies on four pillars: policy reforms, capacity building, private sector linkages, and product competitiveness. Working closely with client countries, implementation of the Africa Region Tourism Strategy, will focus interventions in these four areas in order to address the persistent constraints to the growth of tourism in Africa. Combined, these interventions will enable high-demand tourism products to compete in the global marketplace. The approach is region-wide; it engages staff across the Bank's Africa Region. Implementation will be led by Africa Region s Finance and Private Sector Development Department (AFTFP). The World Bank Group support to the Africa tourism sector is currently 120 million US dollars. It could reach 500 US dollars million by 2015, generating as many as 300,000 direct formal jobs. The report examines the social, environmental, and economic risks associated with poorly managed tourism, and offers recommendations based on years of experience with tourism projects.This review has provided a snapshot of what Bank has been doing to support tourism development, and its alignment with national strategies in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The findings from this review are anticipated to facilitate future dialogue and negotiations among tourism stakeholders to increase support for tourism development in the region.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCOMMODATION SECTORADVENTURE TOURISMADVENTURE TOURISM PRODUCTSAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSAIR TRAVELAPPROACH TO TOURISMARMED CONFLICTARTBEACHBIODIVERSITYBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATIONBIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT PROJECTBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS TRAVELCAPACITY DEVELOPMENTCIVIL STRIFECLIMATE CHANGECODES OF CONDUCTCOMMERCIAL EXPLOITATIONCOMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTCOMMUNITY · TOURISMCOMPETITIVE ADVANTAGECOMPETITIVENESS INDEXCONSERVATION AREASCONSERVATION INTERNATIONALCONSERVATION OF HERITAGECONSUMERSCOUNTRY OF ORIGINCULTURAL HERITAGECULTURAL HERITAGE TOURISMCULTURAL TOURISMCUSTOMER SERVICEDESTINATIONSDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDOMESTIC CONSUMPTIONDOMESTIC TRAVELECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECOTOURISMENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONEXCURSIONSEXPEDITIONSEXPORT DIVERSIFICATIONEXPORTSFOOD SECURITYFOREIGN EXCHANGEFORESTSFRANCHISESGLOBAL TOURISMGORILLA CONSERVATIONGORILLASGROWTH OF TOURISMHERITAGE PROTECTIONHERITAGE SITESHERITAGE TOURISMHISTORIC SITESHOSPITALITY SECTORHOTELHOTEL GROUPSHOTEL PROJECTSHOTEL ROOMSHOTEL STAFFHOTELSIMPORT DUTIESINEQUALITYINTERNATIONAL HOTELSINTERNATIONAL TOURISMINTERNATIONAL TOURISTINTERNATIONAL TOURIST ARRIVALSINTERNATIONAL VISITORSINVESTMENT POLICYLAKESLAND REFORMLEISURELEISURE TOURISMLEISURE TOURISTSLEISURE TRAVELLIONSLOCAL TOURISMMARINE RESERVESMIGAMIGRATIONMINISTRY OF TOURISMMOUNTAIN GORILLANATIONAL PARKSNATURAL ASSETSNATURAL RESOURCENATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATIONNATURAL RESOURCESNATURE TOURISMPOOR TOURISMPUBLIC TOURISMREAL ESTATERECREATIONREEFSREGIONAL TOURISMREGIONAL TOURISM STRATEGYREGULATORY FRAMEWORKREGULATORY FRAMEWORKSREMOTE LOCATIONSRESORTRESORTSRESTAURANTSROADSROLE OF TOURISMSAFARISAFARI TOURISMSEASONAL NATURESERVICE QUALITYSMALL BUSINESSESSOCIAL BENEFITSSOURCINGSPECIESSTAKEHOLDERSSUPPLIERSSUPPLY CHAINSUSTAINABILITYSUSTAINABLE COASTAL TOURISMSUSTAINABLE COASTAL TOURISM DEVELOPMENTSUSTAINABLE TOURISMSUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENTTAX REVENUETECHNICAL ASSISTANCETEXTILESTOUR OPERATIONSTOUR OPERATORTOUR OPERATORSTOURISMTOURISM ACTIVITIESTOURISM ACTIVITYTOURISM ASSETTOURISM ASSETSTOURISM ASSOCIATIONSTOURISM ATTRACTIONSTOURISM BOARDSTOURISM BUSINESSTOURISM BUSINESSESTOURISM COMPANIESTOURISM CONSULTANTSTOURISM DATATOURISM DEMANDTOURISM DESTINATIONTOURISM DESTINATIONSTOURISM DEVELOPMENTTOURISM DEVELOPMENT PROJECTTOURISM DISTRIBUTIONTOURISM EXPENDITURETOURISM FLOWSTOURISM GROWTHTOURISM INCOMETOURISM INDUSTRYTOURISM INDUSTRY STATISTICSTOURISM INFRASTRUCTURETOURISM INVESTMENTTOURISM INVESTMENT PROMOTIONTOURISM ISSUESTOURISM MANAGEMENTTOURISM MANAGERSTOURISM MARKETTOURISM MARKETINGTOURISM OPERATIONSTOURISM POLICYTOURISM PORTFOLIOTOURISM POTENTIALTOURISM PRODUCTTOURISM PRODUCTSTOURISM PROFESSIONALSTOURISM PROGRAMTOURISM PROJECTTOURISM PROJECTSTOURISM RESEARCHTOURISM RESOURCESTOURISM SCHOOLSTOURISM SECTORTOURISM SERVICESTOURISM STRATEGYTOURISM TRAININGTOURISM WORKERSTOURISM WORKFORCETOURISTTOURIST ACCOMMODATIONTOURIST ASSOCIATIONSTOURIST ATTRACTIONSTOURIST BOARDSTOURIST EXPENDITURETOURIST SERVICETOURISTSTOURSTRADE INTEGRATIONTRANSPORT SECTORTRAVEL DESTINATIONSTRAVEL MARKETTRAVELERSUNEMPLOYMENTURBAN DEVELOPMENTURBAN POVERTYUTILITIESVACATIONVISITORVISITOR SPENDINGVISITORSVOCATIONAL TRAININGWAGESWILDLIFEWILDLIFE AUTHORITYWILDLIFE RESOURCESWORLD TOURISMWORLD WILDLIFE FUNDWorld Bank10.1596/12841