The Socio-Economic and Environmental Impact of Tourism Industry on People of Arba Minch and its Surroundings

Temesgen Woza Wonbera

doi:10.7176/jths/40-01

Abstract

Contemporary, the tourism industry in Ethiopia has been progressing from time to time. The sector has become the main sources of foreign earnings for many developing countries. The area, Arbaminch, is one of the tourist destination sites in Ethiopia has been identified to have substantial prospective for tourism development. However, due to the nonappearance of adequate research works in the study area together with the lack of crucial infrastructural facilities affected the development of tourism in the area. So, the foremost purposes of this paper is evaluating and identifying the major challenges for the effectual use of the enormous of tourism resources of the area and stress the prospect for tourism development and indicate possible solution to the problems. Both primary and secondary sources including archives, oral informants and relevant references materials are utilized to bring out the history of tourism in Arbaminch and its surroundings. Keywords : attraction, resources, Tourism development, heritage DOI : 10.7176/JTHS/40-01

Highlights

Many countries in the world incorporated tourism as one of the main component of their economic development and means of earning
Many scholars and writers argue that tourism industry has significant role in rapid development of a country economy
Be born in mind that the type and extent of these impacts depend on the type and intensity of the tourism development as well as the characteristics of the host society

Summary

INTRODUCTION

Many countries in the world incorporated tourism as one of the main component of their economic development and means of earning. Many scholars and writers argue that tourism industry has significant role in rapid development of a country economy The negative impacts include economic and a negative effect on the host society’s culture and moral behavior, the expansion of prostitution, the increase in alcoholism, theft of heritages or the expansion of crime, dependency and distortion of facts and history. It should, be born in mind that the type and extent of these impacts depend on the type and intensity of the tourism development as well as the characteristics of the host society

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