Africa is a small but expanding region of the global tourism economy. This article has two
objectives. The first is to provide a profile of tourism in Africa and indicate the continent's …

World Bank Document Page 1 Tourism in Africa: THE WORLD BANK Iain Christie, Eneida
Fernandes, Hannah Messerli, and Louise Twining-Ward Harnessing Tourism for Growth and …

The African continent is not well represented in international tourism scholarship.
Nevertheless, tourism is afforded considerable policy importance in the region, not least …

In the global landscape of tourism scholarship, the region of sub-Saharan Africa is an
undeveloped research focus. This article offers an overview of recent research trends, and …

Conventionally, African debates about economic growth and development are dominated by
issues around the potential of agriculture, mining resources and, to a lesser extent, the role …

Although regional tourism is an important phenomenon in the developing world, it has
largely been overlooked by international tourism scholars. The promotion of regional tourism …

This paper assesses the progress that has been made in realizing the contributions of
tourism to Africa's economic development. It does this by examining the nature of tourism …

In the global profile of scholarship on tourism geographies, Africa is the least represented
continent. With Africa's incorporation into the global tourism economy, considerable …

First published in 1999, this book is a contribution to the debate on tourism and Third World
development. The general goal of the study is to assess whether tourism is a viable …

Tourism is recognised as one of the sectors with the most potential to contribute to the
economic regeneration of the African continent. South Africa represents a special case, as …