The Economic Impact of a Tourism Attraction - Limbe Wildlife Centre

The objective of this study is to determine the economic impact of a tourism attraction on the hospitality sector - a case of Limbe wildlife centre. According to the World Travel and Tourism Council report, Cameroon has continue to witness an increase in the travel and tourism direct contribution to the countrys gross domestic product from 0.477 US$ billion in 2006 to 0.499 US$ billion in 2011. Also visitors export have witness an increase from 0.232 US$ billion in 2006 to 0.290 US$ billion in 2011. Primary and secondary data were collected for this research work. Primary data from interviews this researcher conducted with managers of five hotel establishments and questionnaires administered to some of the employees of the five hotel establishments in Limbe. While secondary data was obtained from the annual report of the centre found on their website. The analysis of the data obtained shows that the presence of the tourism attraction - the Limbe wildlife centre in this locality has been of great importance as it is seen to stimulate the employment of many locals (Cameroonians) not only in the attraction sites but also in other hospitality businesses.

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E. N. Abam es licenciado en Biología Vegetal (Botánica) por la Universidad de Dschang (Camerún) en 2001. Posee un Diploma de Postgrado en Gestión Hotelera Internacional por la London School of Commerce (Reino Unido). También posee un máster en Gestión de Hostelería Internacional por la Universidad Metropolitana de Cardiff.