Challenges of Linking Tourism and Local Economy in and around Bahir Darking Tourism and the Local
| dc.contributor.advisor | Feseha, Mulugeta (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Addis, Getaneh | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-10-03T08:35:28Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-18T09:26:24Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-10-03T08:35:28Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-18T09:26:24Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Linkin g tourism and the local economy is one of the strategies to increase the economic benefits of tourism to a certain destination and to distribute the revenue from tourism to the local communit y. However , because of various challenges, it has now become difficult to link tour ism and the lo ca l economy in and around Bahir Dar. This research was conducted with the main obj ect ive of assess in g the chall enges which affect the linkages of tourism and the local eco nom y in and around Bahir Dar. The research design for the study is descriptive. The research instruments used for gathering qualitative data were interviews, informal discussion, doc um en t analy sis and personal observation; the qu antitative one was gathered through qu esti onn air es. A total o f 78 subjects (60 for interview and 18 for questionnaire) were selected . Data ga th ered through qualitative methods were narrated; and the one through questionna ir es were tabulated and described in frequencies and percentages . The local pr oducts available in and aro und Bahir Dar include agricultural products, souvenirs, ma np ower, tr ansport service, traditional ni ght clubs, textile, etc. The challenges which affect t he s upply of local products for the tourism industry were related to low production capacity, lack of orga ni zat ion of loca ls and poor quality of products in the study area. In addition, absence of standard faciliti es and services such as food and drink outlets at some sites and failin g to deve lop potentia l attracti ons and activities is another challenge to link tourism and the local eco nomy . Hot els, lod ges ·and restaurants in the town could not get sufficient local agric ultural products. These establi s hments, with the exception of few, don't participate in ne ighborhood partners hip s that can benefit the local economy. In order to create and increase th e lin kages between touri sm a nd th e local economy, there is a need to increa se local production in ter ms of qu al it y and qu antity, ex pand tourist facilities and attractions and focus on local products by tou ri sm bu s in esses. Key Words Tourism, challenges, local pr oducts, local economy, }Jahir Dar | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/12436 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Tourism | en_US |
| dc.subject | challenges | en_US |
| dc.subject | local products | en_US |
| dc.subject | local economy | en_US |
| dc.title | Challenges of Linking Tourism and Local Economy in and around Bahir Darking Tourism and the Local | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |