Spatial Distribution of Natural Tourism Potentials and Rural Development of Host Communities in Some Selected Areas of Ekiti State, Nigeria

_______ Bankole Bankole,Dada Toyin,_____ Jegede Jegede

doi:10.21744/irjmis.v2i11.79

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This study examined the spatial distribution of natural tourism potentials and rural development of host communities in some selected Areas of Ekiti State, Nigeria. Natural tourism potentials gives the tourism industry great respect among other industries in Ekiti State, as well as a major concern to business men and women, tourists, government officials, and the general public. Data for this study were collected from personal survey and the random administration of one hundred and fifty (150) questionnaires on respondents in the study area. Results from this study showed that tourists vary frequently, visit the tourists’ potential sites, due to a large number of tourists’ attraction sites in the area. This study recommended that, there is need for improvement of tourists’ potential sites in the study area. This study will be of great help to tourists, environmentalists’, researchers, planners and policy makers in the tourism industry, as well as boost the economy of Ekiti State and in-turn impact positively on the development of the State.

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This study examined the spatial distribution of natural tourism potentials and rural development of host communities in some selected Areas of Ekiti State, Nigeria
Tourism potentials are located in our rural communities and as such, the rural communities are well endowed with these natural tourism potentials
The general opinion here suggests that the bulk of the people have not seen the positive contribution of tourism to their life in other words according to the information on table 4.9 on the rating of tourism activities in Ekiti State it has not been a bed of roses at all for the inhabitants

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This study examined the spatial distribution of natural tourism potentials and rural development of host communities in some selected Areas of Ekiti State, Nigeria. Natural tourism potentials gives the tourism industry great respect among other industries in Ekiti State, as well as a major concern to business men and women, tourists, government officials, and the general public. This study will be of great help to tourists, environmentalists’, researchers, planners and policy makers in the tourism industry, as well as boost the economy of Ekiti State and in-turn impact positively on the development of the State. The Tourism: The tourists seek for various physical experiences and satisfactions The nature of these will largely determine the destinations chosen and the activities enjoyed by the players in the field. Government considers the foreign exchange receipt from international tourism as well as Tax Receipt collected from tourism expenditure, either directly or indirectly

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