Steering Tourism as an Engine for Economic Growth in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges

Lot Pato ()
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Africagrowth Agenda, 2019, vol. 16, issue 2, 20-21

Abstract: Tourism is a powerful vehicle which can be used to turnaround the economic fortunes of any nation, creating a lot more jobs and boosting economic growth. In 2017, alone according to the World Travel and Tourism Council, tourism contributed a significant $ 43.7 billion in Sub-Saharan Africa, which constituted 2.7% of its GDP.

Date: 2019
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