Strategic Development and Sustainability of Tourism Industry in Nigeria
Ekundayo, Yusuf (2014)
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Ekundayo, Yusuf
Laurea-ammattikorkeakoulu
2014
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2014112917496
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2014112917496
Tiivistelmä
Nigeria is a rich country when it comes to tourism because, the country is endowed with all it takes to be a tourists’ destination. The country’s tourism potentials range from natural, man-made, and cultural attractions but they lacks management, enhancing and supporting infrastructure around the attractions for easy access and development. These tourism potentials are still much in their natural form awaiting interested investors. Tourism today, it is a big market and it has contributed greatly to the world economy. It is a big surprise that country like Nigeria has not ceased the opportunities in tourism development. Nigeria is a mono-economy and her economy revenue comes majorly from the crude oil. A country of over 170 million population, need to spread her pentacles in the area of income generation. It is high time for the country to diversify her economy for more economic revenue generation and tourism is seen as one of the best alternative.
The focus of this bachelor's thesis is mainly on how Nigeria tourism industry can be improved and sustained. Nigeria tourism sector need rescue, in terms of development, promotion, management and sustainability. To achieve the objective of this paper, the following questions will be ask; what are the necessary factors needed for the development and sustenance of tourism industry in Nigeria? what are the benefits of tourism to the development of Nigeria?, what are the problems and challenges of tourism in Nigeria? And what are the ways of improving tourism in Nigeria? These questions formed the research area in this paper. Besides all these stated above, this paper will also take a glance on historical background of tourism in Nigeria, hindrance of tourism development and sustainability in Nigeria, institutional frame-work for sustainable tourism development in Nigeria, the government plans for developing sustainable tourism in Nigeria, strategies for development and sustenance of tourism in Nigeria and tourism business opportunities in Nigeria.
The research for this paper was based on theoretical and empirical point of view. Interview, survey and existing literature are the sources of the data used in this paper. However, in other to come out with a definite result on this paper, the data was coded, tabulated and interpreted in a presentable format. Based on the result obtained from the research, it is obvious that there is hope for Nigeria tourism industry. Besides that, the research also outline the dangers of instability and government negligence on the matter concerning the development of tourism and also the benefits of encouraging, financing and supporting the tourism activities in Nigeria. It is indeed advisable to note that the tourism industry is part of the developmental factors of any nation who takes its tourism industry very seriously.
The focus of this bachelor's thesis is mainly on how Nigeria tourism industry can be improved and sustained. Nigeria tourism sector need rescue, in terms of development, promotion, management and sustainability. To achieve the objective of this paper, the following questions will be ask; what are the necessary factors needed for the development and sustenance of tourism industry in Nigeria? what are the benefits of tourism to the development of Nigeria?, what are the problems and challenges of tourism in Nigeria? And what are the ways of improving tourism in Nigeria? These questions formed the research area in this paper. Besides all these stated above, this paper will also take a glance on historical background of tourism in Nigeria, hindrance of tourism development and sustainability in Nigeria, institutional frame-work for sustainable tourism development in Nigeria, the government plans for developing sustainable tourism in Nigeria, strategies for development and sustenance of tourism in Nigeria and tourism business opportunities in Nigeria.
The research for this paper was based on theoretical and empirical point of view. Interview, survey and existing literature are the sources of the data used in this paper. However, in other to come out with a definite result on this paper, the data was coded, tabulated and interpreted in a presentable format. Based on the result obtained from the research, it is obvious that there is hope for Nigeria tourism industry. Besides that, the research also outline the dangers of instability and government negligence on the matter concerning the development of tourism and also the benefits of encouraging, financing and supporting the tourism activities in Nigeria. It is indeed advisable to note that the tourism industry is part of the developmental factors of any nation who takes its tourism industry very seriously.