DOMESTIC TOURISM FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: A CONCEPTUAL PAPER

Forbes Kabote, Patrick Walter Mamimine and Zororo Muranda
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Forbes Kabote: Chinhoyi University of Technology
Patrick Walter Mamimine: Chinhoyi University of Technology
Zororo Muranda: Chinhoyi University of Technology

Revista de turism - studii si cercetari in turism / Journal of tourism - studies and research in tourism, 2017, vol. 23, issue 23, 3

Abstract: Most scholars portray tourism as a concept foreign to ‘natives’ and brought about by leisure seeking relatively rich foreigners. This conceptualisation gives the notion of a ‘real’ tourist being someone who is foreign to any destination. This is contrary to post-modern theorisation that conceptualises tourism as an engagement and experience. This problematizes the conventional WTO definition of a tourist. Content analysis of literature marshals evidence of existence of a knowledge gap and an opportunity for Third World destinations to mainstream domestic tourism as a panacea for sustainable tourism development.

Keywords: domestic tourism; tourism stakeholders; sustainable tourism development; domestic tourism concept (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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