Description: Africa Region Tourism Strategy : Transformation through Tourism - Harnessing Tourism for Growth and Improved Livelihoods

Africa Region Tourism Strategy : Transformation through Tourism - Harnessing Tourism for Growth and Improved Livelihoods

This 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, implementa...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCOMMODATION SECTOR ADVENTURE TOURISM ADVENTURE TOURISM PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AIR TRAVEL APPROACH TO TOURISM ARMED CONFLICT ART BEACH BIODIVERSITY BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT PROJECT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS TRAVEL CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT CIVIL STRIFE CLIMATE CHANGE CODES OF CONDUCT COMMERCIAL EXPLOITATION COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT COMMUNITY · TOURISM COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVENESS INDEX CONSERVATION AREAS CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION OF HERITAGE CONSUMERS COUNTRY OF ORIGIN CULTURAL HERITAGE CULTURAL HERITAGE TOURISM CULTURAL TOURISM CUSTOMER SERVICE DESTINATIONS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION DOMESTIC TRAVEL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECOTOURISM ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EXCURSIONS EXPEDITIONS EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION EXPORTS FOOD SECURITY FOREIGN EXCHANGE FORESTS FRANCHISES GLOBAL TOURISM GORILLA CONSERVATION GORILLAS GROWTH OF TOURISM HERITAGE PROTECTION HERITAGE SITES HERITAGE TOURISM HISTORIC SITES HOSPITALITY SECTOR HOTEL HOTEL GROUPS HOTEL PROJECTS HOTEL ROOMS HOTEL STAFF HOTELS IMPORT DUTIES INEQUALITY INTERNATIONAL HOTELS INTERNATIONAL TOURISM INTERNATIONAL TOURIST INTERNATIONAL TOURIST ARRIVALS INTERNATIONAL VISITORS INVESTMENT POLICY LAKES LAND REFORM LEISURE LEISURE TOURISM LEISURE TOURISTS LEISURE TRAVEL LIONS LOCAL TOURISM MARINE RESERVES MIGA MIGRATION MINISTRY OF TOURISM MOUNTAIN GORILLA NATIONAL PARKS NATURAL ASSETS NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION NATURAL RESOURCES NATURE TOURISM POOR TOURISM PUBLIC TOURISM REAL ESTATE RECREATION REEFS REGIONAL TOURISM REGIONAL TOURISM STRATEGY REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REMOTE LOCATIONS RESORT RESORTS RESTAURANTS ROADS ROLE OF TOURISM SAFARI SAFARI TOURISM SEASONAL NATURE SERVICE QUALITY SMALL BUSINESSES SOCIAL BENEFITS SOURCING SPECIES STAKEHOLDERS SUPPLIERS SUPPLY CHAIN SUSTAINABILITY SUSTAINABLE COASTAL TOURISM SUSTAINABLE COASTAL TOURISM DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE TOURISM SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT TAX REVENUE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TEXTILES TOUR OPERATIONS TOUR OPERATOR TOUR OPERATORS TOURISM TOURISM ACTIVITIES TOURISM ACTIVITY TOURISM ASSET TOURISM ASSETS TOURISM ASSOCIATIONS TOURISM ATTRACTIONS TOURISM BOARDS TOURISM BUSINESS TOURISM BUSINESSES TOURISM COMPANIES TOURISM CONSULTANTS TOURISM DATA TOURISM DEMAND TOURISM DESTINATION TOURISM DESTINATIONS TOURISM DEVELOPMENT TOURISM DEVELOPMENT PROJECT TOURISM DISTRIBUTION TOURISM EXPENDITURE TOURISM FLOWS TOURISM GROWTH TOURISM INCOME TOURISM INDUSTRY TOURISM INDUSTRY STATISTICS TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE TOURISM INVESTMENT TOURISM INVESTMENT PROMOTION TOURISM ISSUES TOURISM MANAGEMENT TOURISM MANAGERS TOURISM MARKET TOURISM MARKETING TOURISM OPERATIONS TOURISM POLICY TOURISM PORTFOLIO TOURISM POTENTIAL TOURISM PRODUCT TOURISM PRODUCTS TOURISM PROFESSIONALS TOURISM PROGRAM TOURISM PROJECT TOURISM PROJECTS TOURISM RESEARCH TOURISM RESOURCES TOURISM SCHOOLS TOURISM SECTOR TOURISM SERVICES TOURISM STRATEGY TOURISM TRAINING TOURISM WORKERS TOURISM WORKFORCE TOURIST TOURIST ACCOMMODATION TOURIST ASSOCIATIONS TOURIST ATTRACTIONS TOURIST BOARDS TOURIST EXPENDITURE TOURIST SERVICE TOURISTS TOURS TRADE INTEGRATION TRANSPORT SECTOR TRAVEL DESTINATIONS TRAVEL MARKET TRAVELERS UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN DEVELOPMENT URBAN POVERTY UTILITIES VACATION VISITOR VISITOR SPENDING VISITORS VOCATIONAL TRAINING WAGES WILDLIFE WILDLIFE AUTHORITY WILDLIFE RESOURCES WORLD TOURISM WORLD WILDLIFE FUND
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/01/16418267/africa-region-transformation-through-tourism-harnessing-tourism-growth-improved-livelihoods http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12841

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Summary:	This 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.

Africa Region Tourism Strategy : Transformation through Tourism - Harnessing Tourism for Growth and Improved Livelihoods

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