Abstract
A study to assess the contribution of tourist hotels in socio-economic development was carried out in Mto wa Mbu Ward in Monduli District. Survey data were collected using household questionnaire survey, focus group discussion, semi-structured interviews, and by physical visits. The study revealed that tourist hotels and/or lodges realized TZS 665, 496,000 (US $ 443,664) per annum and offered employment to 143 people, out of which 19% were females. In addition, hotels and/or lodges investors helped village governments in implementing different socio-economic development projects such as schools, dispensaries, and provision of clean water. Despite these livelihood achievements, only 9.3% of the local communities had the opinion that these investments were of beneficial to them. The study concludes that these investments have the potential of improving local communities’ livelihood. To achieve this, the study recommends active local participation in the tourism development process by involving government and other tourist stakeholders such as tour companies and travel agencies. Key words: Conservation, governance, development, livelihood, Monduli, tourism.
Highlights
There has been a growing body of literature that addresses tourism as a viable economic option for local community development
While the literature recognizes that the inclusion of the local community in tourism development is considerable, there have been some debates about their role
The survey technique was carried through the established questionnaires and interview guides which were applied to a total of 75 household respondents who were randomly selected through the stratified sampling technique
Summary
There has been a growing body of literature that addresses tourism as a viable economic option for local community development. There is little evidence on the literature that depicts specific the role of tourist hotels to local communities’ development which is one of the core elements for developing a viable tourism industry in a destination (Muganda et al, 2010). In the second half of the twentieth century the service sector like hotels, lodges, and rest houses emerged in the world as a major source of employment whilst the industry dwindled (Cole, 2006). This drove to the world evolution of service companies
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