COSTECH Integrated Repository

Cultural Tourism and Poverty Alleviation in Rural Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

Show simple item record

dc.creator Anderson, Wineaster
dc.date 2016-04-15T12:21:25Z
dc.date 2016-04-15T12:21:25Z
dc.date 2015
dc.date.accessioned 2018-04-18T12:36:41Z
dc.date.available 2018-04-18T12:36:41Z
dc.identifier Anderson, W., 2015. Cultural tourism and poverty alleviation in rural Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change, 13(3), pp.208-224.
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1547
dc.identifier 10.1080/14766825.2014.935387
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/11491
dc.description The objective of this article is to investigate the impact of cultural tourism on welfare as perceived by communities in rural Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. The survey, which involved 85 randomly selected households in five villages during 2013, was qualitatively analysed through quasi-statistics, domain analysis and narratology. The research findings confirmed that cultural tourism contributes significantly to improving the livelihoods of people. Its impact differed from one village to another but what they all had in common was their ability to get a reliable source of income, unlike in the past when they solely depended on selling their livestock or seasonal crops. After the introduction of cultural tourism in the area 10 years ago, local people noticed significant social progress, ranging from a rise in household income to gaining access to education and health facilities. However, a good number of residents have limited skills and professional knowledge coupled with a negative attitude to the industry. Therefore, this study underlines the importance of instituting training programmes at community level that will ultimately provide opportunities for local people to be employed in various tourist businesses.
dc.language en
dc.publisher Taylor & Francis Group
dc.subject Cultural tourism
dc.subject Poverty alleviation
dc.subject Rural communities
dc.subject Kilimanjaro
dc.subject Tanzania
dc.title Cultural Tourism and Poverty Alleviation in Rural Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
dc.type Journal Article, Peer Reviewed


Files in this item

Files Size Format View

There are no files associated with this item.

This item appears in the following Collection(s)

Show simple item record

Search COSTECH


Advanced Search

Browse

My Account