Abstract
The main purpose of this paper is conduct survey study so as to reveal extent to which Dejen Wereda, which is one of the Weredas of East Gojjam Administrative Zone, has numerous tourist attraction sites. This study uncovers that the absence of research works in this Wereda, however, affected the development of tourism in the area. It recommends the preservation of the precious resources in Wereda so that they could be used as a source of income that would be generated from tourists visiting the area. Due to its geographical location, in and around Abay Gorge, Wereda has many potential tourism sites. Unfortunately, findings of the paper uncovers, having such and other vital tourism sites, Wereda hardly managed to generate good income. This is due to the reason that no adequate researches are conducted in the area and eventually most of these areas are not made public both to national and foreign tourists. In addition to this, there are lack of infrastructural facilities in the area. No attempt is made to create good awareness among the local people to preserve the potentials of tourism development in Wereda. The regional and national governments, employers of culture and tourism office of Dejen Wereda, the local people and other concerned bodies should actively involve in protecting the area from damages. Key words: Tourism, resources, development.
Highlights
Tourism is one of the world’s largest industries
Lack of scientific research conducted in the area, lack of infrastructural facilities, absence of good awareness among the local people and a failure to make the wereda’s rich tourism resources public to visitors affected the development of tourism in the area
This paper will assess some potential resources of tourism in the wereda and it will recommend tourism and culture experts, policy makers, the local people and other
Summary
Tourism is one of the world’s largest industries. It is growing with regard to its magnitude and contribution to national economies as well as the well being of communities (UNEP, 2009: 2-3; Arthur Pedersen, 2002:11). The world Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) estimates that the sector constitutes 12% of the world total GDP (Pedersen, 2002:11). This sector has both positive and negative impacts. It serves as source of foreign exchange, employment, cultural proud, poverty reduction and improve image of countries.
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