Sustainable Tourism Development on Kenya's Coast: A Hospitality Sector View

Irandu, Evaristus M.

doi:10.1080/13032917.2006.9687186

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“…For instance, Hoorweg, Foeken, and Obudho (2000) identified the concentration of coastal tourism near the Southern Coast of Kenya as a heavy burden to the beach and the local reefs leading to their degradation. Also, the increase in tourism traffic has resulted in more waste and sewage generation from the local hotels beyond the carrying capacity of the existing garbage and disposal systems, causing a lot of pollution to the environment (Irandu, 2006). , instance, in Mombasa, tourist hotels that release waste and sewage are known to be a major source of nitrogenous compounds into the ocean than the industrial effluents livestock waters (Mwaura, Umezawa, Nakamura, & Kamau, 2017).…”

Section: Kenya Beach Tourism and Impacts On Environmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessment of the State and Impact of Tourism Activities in Kenya

Gunduz

Agayi

2021

Kent Akademisi

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Tourism plays a significant role in the economic development of Kenya. However, the development of the sector continues to face challenges arising, both locally and globally. This study identifies and analyses these problems and how they impact tourism activities. The study provides a brief overview of the role of international tourism by highlighting its socio-economic, environmental, and political contributions to the country's development. Also discussed are the sustainability issues around mass tourism and its effect on the environmental, social, economic, and cultural aspects of life in the host regions. The key to addressing the tourism sector's performance is the understanding of the significant role the market plays. Focusing on this, the study examines emerging issues in the Kenyan tourism sector i.e. seasonality, overreliance on the international market, impacts of tourism infrastructure development on space, among others, and their roles in shaping the tourism industry. It is established that overdependence on the international market exposes Kenyan tourism to global risks that could result in the collapse of the sector, thus negatively affecting the economy. To safeguard the Country from external risks, the study proposes strengthening domestic tourism by encouraging local investors' participation in international tourism. The study also identifies the main problems related to tourism activities in Kenya including; pollution, destruction of cultural heritage, the threat to the health of both human and aquatic life, human-wildlife conflicts, less economic benefits to local communities and host nations dues to dominance by transnational corporations, social ills like drug abuse, luring of young girls into sex resulting into early pregnancy and school drop-out among other problems. The findings of this research are based on a review of previously done research literature, academic documents, government reports, among other secondary and primary sources of data.

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Section: Kenya Beach Tourism and Impacts On Environmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessment of the State and Impact of Tourism Activities in Kenya

Gunduz

Agayi

2021

Kent Akademisi

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“…Sustainable tourism development is a widely investigated theme in academic research. Some examples of applied papers took certain fields of study into consideration such as sustainable tourism development, (Sindiga, 1999;Miller, 2001;Sinclair and Jayawardena, 2003;Altinay and Hussain, 2005;Jayawardena et al, 2008;Larson and Herr, 2008;Irandu, 2006) challenges, (Tosun, 2001;Harrison et al, 2003;Jayawardena, 2003;Mbaiwa, 2005) environmental policy, (Shaalan, 2005) the role of municipalities, (Torrent, 2008) technical approaches, (Fortuny et al, 2008) strategic management, (Kennett-Hensel et al, 2010) stakeholder perspectives, (Byrd, 2007;Fortanier and Wijk, 2010) visitor perspectives (Nicholas and Thapa, 2010) and the environment (Tang et al, 2011;Aminian, 2012). However, it should be noted here that it may not be possible to find evidence to strictly support every contention about the challenges of sustainable tourism development because of the difficulties in obtaining information from public and private sources and the nonavailability of written material about sustainable development issues in many developing countries where almost every kind of information is treated as confidential (Tosun, 2001: p. 289).…”

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confidence: 99%

Perceptions of tourism-related non-governmental organization (NGO) managers in Antalya

Akbulut

Ekin

2019

WHATT

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the perceptions of tourism-related non-governmental organization (NGO) managers on overtourism trends in Antalya, Turkey. Design/methodology/approach Focus group study was implemented and three focus group interviews were undertaken with 34 NGO managers in total as a sample. The population of the research consisted of 65 tourism-related NGO managers in Antalya. Findings The results of the research reveal that Antalya was perceived as neither in a tourism development stage nor afflicted by overtourism by NGO managers. NGOs are one of the major stakeholders in the tourism industry, and hence their perceptions of overtourism would probably be the stimulating force for further sustainable development in the destination. Research limitations/implications The limitation is that the research was realized voluntarily by 34 NGOs in Antalya. It would have been better to have more volunteer respondents. Practical implications The viewpoints of stakeholders about their perceptions of tourism development in Antalya would be a helpful next step to refer back to practitioners so as to develop further strategic plans from their perspectives. Social implications As social exchange theory states, communities benefiting from tourism development will support further improvement in tourism. Hence, in their role as spokespersons for the community, the perceptions of NGOs will influence decision-makers to draw implications from the study for wider consideration. Originality/value As a consequence, a model was proposed according to the results of the research. The findings of the research paper highlight the evolution of high-flow tourism in the destination.

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“…Occupancy problems changes during peak seasons. Most hotels contract themselves out, due to inadequate space and rooms resulting from previous low season bookings associated with high discounts, such that when the high season arrives, they are incapable of realizing the maximum revenues possible [3,4].…”

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Determinants of revenue management practices and their impacts on the financial performance of hotels in Kenya: a proposed theoretical framework

2021

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This conceptual paper aims at identifying a theoretical framework for the determinants of revenue management (RM) practices and their impacts on the financial performance of hotels. To create this framework, a two-phased process is employed where the first stage involves an explicit examination of the literature related to practices of revenue management and their determinants and to hotel financial performance. The second stage involves an enhancement of the framework. The theoretical structure is developed based on past theoretical explanations, and empirical analysis is conducted in the fields of revenue management. The researchers propose a theoretical framework illustrating how revenue management practices and their determinants affect the financial performance of Kenyan hotels. The use of contingency theory and its justifications and inadequacies among studies on revenue management in hotels is highlighted. The methods highlighted by the reviewed theoretical framework may be utilized to organize revenue management (RM) practices and their determinants for Kenyan hotels. Measurements for the financial performance of hotels are also described. Last, the researchers call for empirical research that authenticates the proposed model using a cross-sectional survey. The present work can inspire scholars and specialists to determine how RM practices and their determinants impact the financial performance of hotels. By assimilating knowledge from numerous disciplines, this paper emphasizes aggregated awareness surrounding the conceptualization of RM, RM practices adopted in hotels, and the financial performance of hotels.

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Sustainable Tourism Development on Kenya's Coast: A Hospitality Sector View

Cited by 7 publications

References 10 publications

Assessment of the State and Impact of Tourism Activities in Kenya

Assessment of the State and Impact of Tourism Activities in Kenya

Perceptions of tourism-related non-governmental organization (NGO) managers in Antalya

Determinants of revenue management practices and their impacts on the financial performance of hotels in Kenya: a proposed theoretical framework

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