Parents Perception of Cultural Tourism in Umuahia North and South Local Government Areas of Abia State

Abstract

The understanding of the importance and the role art and culture play in the development of cultural tourism lies fully on the hands of the local community that has the art and cultural materials. This study investigated the perception of literate and illiterate parents, male and female on cultural tourism in Umuahia North and South Local Government Areas of Abia State. Data were collected from 188 randomly (94 from each of the local government areas) selected respondents. Questionnaire was used for data collection. T-test was used to analyse the data obtained at 0.05% level of confidence. The results showed that (1) There is no significant difference between the mean opinions of literate and illiterate parents on their perception of cultural tourism (2) There is no significant difference between the mean opinions of male and female points on their perception of cultural tourism. From the results obtained, conclusions were drawn and recommendations made.