MANAGEMENT OF TOURISM RESOURCES AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: A CASE STUDY OF CAMEROON
Author(s): Louise Yong Tambia
Institute(s): Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Unical. Divisional Delegate of Tourism and Leisure, Ministry of Tourism and Leisure – Cameroon Part-Time Lecturer in Tourism, Hospitality & Cultural Heritage Promotion, University of Buea-Cameroon
Volume 4 / Issue 1
Abstract
Cameroon is a Country located in Central Africa, within the Gulf of Guinea. Made up of 10 Regions, and the Southwest Region happens to be one of the two-anglophone regions in the Country. Often considered as Africa in miniature, due mainly to its extraordinary natural and cultural endowments, but however the Southwest Region as a whole, is most often referred as the touristic ‗eldorado‘ of Cameroon, given the Region and especially Fako Division has all what can be found in Cameroon in regards to tourism resources. This study examined why despite huge tourism resources‘ investment, annual tourist arrivals to Cameroon keep dropping, and ecotourism seems to be the only surviving form of tourism in the Division. Much emphasis will be laid on museum institutions in the Division, their role, practices and possible effect on diversifying touristic offers, and transforming the Region into a veritable sustainable tourism destination. A mixed research approach was adopted for this study, qualitative data was gotten through filed visits, interviews and exchanges in the field, while quantitative was obtained by compiling statistics in some museum establishments and tourism institutions.
Number of Pages: 10
Number of Words: 2815
First Page: 124
Last Page: 132