Developments and challenges in the hospitality and tourism sector. Pdf challenges to growth in tourism industry of a developing. The result of such a security warning poses a great challenge to tourism development in nigeria other problems include lack of detailed data on tourism issues, increase level of crime and terrorism, problem of inadequate funding, lack of infrastructure, low level of publicity and marketing, and the level of low disposable income. Proliferation of arms and security challenges in nigeria soetan, stephen olayiwola department of history and international studies, ekiti state university, ado ekiti, nigeria. Prospect and problems of sustainable tourism in nigeria.
Great population overpopulation nowadays nigeria occupies the 8th place in terms of population. Federal republic of nigeria implementation of the sdgs a. The main thrust of this study was to investigate the prospect and problems of sustainable tourism in nigeria. Strategic development and sustainability of tourism. Nigeria is an investment haven for many foreign companies as well as individuals. In nigerias unrelenting pursuit and commitment to the ultimate realisation of the sdgs, i am delighted to report that all our thirtysix state governments, along with the federal capital territory abuja, have replicated the same organisational and institutional structure within. Draft of chapter for finlands ministry of foreign affairs book. It would be impossible to thoroughly examine all of these issues in just one article, so think of this as an introduction. Problem and prospect of tourism development in nigeria.
Proliferation of arms and security challenges in nigeria. As tourism ministry in federal level is scrapped or merged published on august 18, 2016 august 18, 2016 14 likes 1 comments. Abstract despite her abundant natural resources and oil wealth, poverty has remained widespread in nigeria. Tourism in nigeria is faced with numerous challenges.
Ecotourism nabil dabour the strong and sustained rise of tourism activity over the past few decades is one of the most remarkable economic, social and cultural phenomena of our time. The tourism sector is driven by the private sector but needs public sector intervention. Jul 07, 2015 the nigerian hospitality industry is faced with a myriad of challenges ranging from poor energy supply and insecurity to misconstrued internal perception, cynical global perspicacity, flawed hotel. Problem facing the development of tourism in enugu state includes abstract and chapter one, complete project material available problem facing the development of tourism in enugu state a case study of ezeagu local government area of enugu state abstract in this write up the investigation was centred on the need for the development of tourism in the local government of enugu state. World bank concludes that ssa could be on the cusp of an economic takeoff, much like china was 30 years ago, and india was 20 years ago. This article examined travel and tourism business confidence indices in nigeria. In challenges of the tourism in nigeria it is not only the duties of the government to keep track to the tourism development, but the professionals in the field has been very quiet of the. Nigeria is endowed with several resources of international ecological and touristic importance which should serve as the bases for sustainable tourism development but has not derived substantial. Although arguments regarding the challenges to sustainable tourism development have been raised with special reference to turkey as a part of the developing world, they may be valid for many developing countries that have adopted a similar tourism development approach and experienced similar difficulties. The case of nigeria article pdf available in asian social science 1019 september 2014 with 3,275 reads how we measure reads. The study relied on 20 travel and tourism competitiveness index report of 140 countries conducted by the world economic forum in collaboration with deloitte, international air transport association iata, and the international union. Adeleke 2009 as cited by honey and gilpin 2009, nigeria is tailormade for.
Challenges of sustainable tourism development in the. High cost of flight and hotel accommodation as well as inconsistency of government policy are factors militating against tourism development in nigeria, mr jimi adebakin, a ukbased consultant. This paper carries out an empirical investigation of the role of tourism in economic development in nigeria. Challenges facing customer patronage of tourism destinations in. The aim of this study is to explore the challenges of safeguarding cultural heritage material during violent conflict in nigeria bearing in mind the two unesco world heritage sites in nigeria. Get free research paper on assessing the challenges of the hospitality and tourism industry in nigeria research project topics and materials in nigeria. The challenges of rural tourism development in nigeria.
This online research paper is approved and well researched for final year students and under graduates in accountancy, business administration, computer science, economics, electrical and electronics engineering, architecture, mass. Nigeria has a privatized economy, low cost of labor, and abundant natural resources. The result of such a security warning poses a great challenge to tourism development in nigeria. Tourism is one of the key industries driving the current change and tourism could be a transformative tool within this takeoff. Every month, almost 5,000 people leave the country for various forms of treatment abroad when such treatment should have been carried out in nigeria. The issues and challenges plaguing the hospitality industry in nigeria are discussed in the context of the case company, a small independent restaurant in lagos. Assessment of challenges facing small and medium enterprises towards international marketing standards. Broadus i had the wonderful opportunity to participate in a familiarization fam tour to nigeria, west africa this past october as a member of tourism consortium international tci. The research design adopted for this study is expost facto research design. Project topic on problem facing the development of tourism in. In view of these challenges, it should be recalled that in the year 2000, the millennium development goals mdgs were adopted by 189 member countries of the united nations including nigeria. Prospects for achieving sustainable development through the. Okwuagbala uzochukwu mike p writes about challenges, youth, metallurgy, and insurance.
Sustainable development and its challenges in developing. Tourism has great potential and our government should address these issues if they dont want to leave the potential of tourism untapped. Interview themes for the residents of lagos lists of graphs graph 1. The vast natural resources which the country possesses and its renowned status as the giant of africa natural resources, no doubt, creates an attraction of foreign direct investment to foreigners all over the world. Possible solutions to challenges in nigeria today soapboxie. Challenges of tourism promotion in nigeria african journal of. The story of nigerias tourism industry is one of unfulfilled potentials. In nigeria, the trade in small arms and light weapons has been on the increase since the end of the nigerian civil war. Other problems include lack of detailed data on tourism issues, increase level of crime and terrorism, problem of inadequate funding, lack of infrastructure, low level of publicity and marketing, and the level of low disposable income. Market entry tourism and hotel industry in nigeria.
The publication rethinking development in a carbonconstrained world. This is one of the challenges of tourism development in nigeria which affects and plays important role in the choice of places for traveling. It is stale news that nigeria s tourism industry is grossly underdeveloped, no thanks to successive governments economic misadventure. The nigerian hospitality industry is faced with a myriad of challenges ranging from poor energy supply and insecurity to misconstrued internal perception, cynical global perspicacity, flawed hotel. Oruonye department of geography, taraba state university, p. The lone hypothesis for this study investigated the relationship between sustainable tourism development and economic growth in nigeria. It is stale news that nigerias tourism industry is grossly. Nigeria is a very beautiful country which has many attractions. Nigeria has the third largest fdi stock in africa,since the country remains africas largest producer of oil. More so, every year substantial percentage of the world population travel on. Apr 11, 2016 this paper aims to advance cooperation and collaboration as solutions to problems in the nigerian hospitality industry. A look at nigerian tourism industry in 2017 the guardian.
Travel and tourism business confidence index in nigeria. The nhis was expected to provide social and financial risk protection by reducing the cost of health care and providing equitable access to basic health services. Competitiveness and the business enabling environment the multisectoral in scope. Concept of quality the concept of quality control in manufacturing sector is a less than a century old phenomenon. The outcome of this study will help the policy makers to address the. The tourism industry is regulated by the federal ministry of information and national orientation nigeria in an attempt to raise the profile of the countrys tourism sector, a beauty pageant, the miss tourism nigeria pageant, was created in 2004. Therefore, the challenges of the nigerian tourism sector did not just exist, but has growth from mismanagement, misguide, misdirection and. The investigation reveals that globally, tourism has become a sustainable revenue earner competing favourably with the manufacturing sector, especially in the developed countries.
Dec 04, 2017 the purpose of this paper is to examine multivariate analysis of challenges faced by patrons of medical tourism in lagos metropolis, nigeria. The most vulnerable populations in nigeria include children, pregnant women, people living with disabilities, elderly, displaced, unemployed, retirees and the sick. Pdf nigeria has the potentialities required for tourism development such as natural features and land formations, manmade creativities and. Warm and cold water of ikogosi resort flow side by side 12 graph 2. Nigeria made some farreaching commitments in the tourism and travelrelated ser.
Assessment of challenges facing small and medium enterprises. Tourism is the new oil in nigeria lai mohammed the main portion of nigerian oil is concentrated in the southeastern part of the country. Aug 15, 2018 the main challenges of sustainable development today. Over the past years, the global challenges to sustainable development have been driven by a broad set of megatrends, such as changing demographic profiles, changing economic and social dynamics, advancements in technology and trends towards environmental deterioration. The tourism sector is now a major driver of the maldives economy with a direct contribution of 33% to the gdp excluding sectors linked to tourism the tourism sector contributes to more than 44% of total taxes more than 14,000 people directly employed in the resorts the tourism sector contributes with 80% of foreign exchange earnings 461,000. Nigeria is a presidential republic located in west africa. Challenges to growth in tourism industry of a developing country. Recently, tourism has been seriously considered in the national. Interview themes for tourism experts in nigeria appendix 2. A tourism destination full of challenges by helen c. Having highlighted the importance of sustainable development, it is also important to understand that it does need a lot of concentrated effort and, like many things in life, it does have many challenges ahead of itself. Pdf ecotourism and national development in nigeria. Medical tourism is fast becoming a culture among many nigerians due to the deplorable state of the health care system in nigeria.