Community-based tourism enterprises development in Kenya: An exploration of their potential as avenues of poverty reduction

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 628-644

  Manyara, Geoffrey ^a   Jones, Eleri ^a  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community based tourism; Economic development; Indigenous tourism entrepreneurship; Poverty reduction; Sustainable tourism development

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; NATURE CONSERVATION; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM ECONOMICS; UNITED NATIONS;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 37049032131     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2167/jost723.0     Document Type: Review

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