The Success of Tourism in Rwanda : Gorillas and More

The Success of Tourism in Rwanda : Gorillas and More

Asserts that Rwanda has changed and is presently considered one of the safest African destinations allowing for the revival of gorilla tourism while maintaining conservation and contributing to poverty reduction through community involvement. Rwanda's national parks also offer a range of wildli...

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Main Authors: Nielsen, Hannah, Spenceley, Anna
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
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World Development Report 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9240
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spelling okr-10986-92402021-04-23T14:02:44Z The Success of Tourism in Rwanda : Gorillas and More Nielsen, Hannah Spenceley, Anna World Development Report 2011 Asserts that Rwanda has changed and is presently considered one of the safest African destinations allowing for the revival of gorilla tourism while maintaining conservation and contributing to poverty reduction through community involvement. Rwanda's national parks also offer a range of wildlife and biodiversity Furthermore, the country has succeeded in attracting large numbers of business and conference travelers, mainly from the DRC as well as neighboring countries of the East African Community (EAC).In addition, Rwanda has always seen tourism as an instrument to reduce poverty, for example, by directly involving local communities. Challenges remaining for Rwandan government include a skills deficit in service-oriented fields, an overreliance on gorilla tourism, limited access to finance, need to comply with international standards of hotel management, and inadequate airport infrastructure. 2012-06-26T15:42:40Z 2012-06-26T15:42:40Z 2011 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9240 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Africa
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The Success of Tourism in Rwanda : Gorillas and More
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description Asserts that Rwanda has changed and is presently considered one of the safest African destinations allowing for the revival of gorilla tourism while maintaining conservation and contributing to poverty reduction through community involvement. Rwanda's national parks also offer a range of wildlife and biodiversity Furthermore, the country has succeeded in attracting large numbers of business and conference travelers, mainly from the DRC as well as neighboring countries of the East African Community (EAC).In addition, Rwanda has always seen tourism as an instrument to reduce poverty, for example, by directly involving local communities. Challenges remaining for Rwandan government include a skills deficit in service-oriented fields, an overreliance on gorilla tourism, limited access to finance, need to comply with international standards of hotel management, and inadequate airport infrastructure.
author Nielsen, Hannah
Spenceley, Anna
author_facet Nielsen, Hannah
Spenceley, Anna
author_sort Nielsen, Hannah
title The Success of Tourism in Rwanda : Gorillas and More
title_short The Success of Tourism in Rwanda : Gorillas and More
title_full The Success of Tourism in Rwanda : Gorillas and More
title_fullStr The Success of Tourism in Rwanda : Gorillas and More
title_full_unstemmed The Success of Tourism in Rwanda : Gorillas and More
title_sort success of tourism in rwanda : gorillas and more
publisher Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate 2012
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