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Author : Lee Davidson & Mondher Sahli
School/Work Place : Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Contact : lee.davidson@vuw.ac.nz
Year : 2013

Despite the growing importance of foreign direct investment (FDI) for tourism in developing countries and its perceived importance for stimulating sustainable development, few empirical studies have examined its impact. This paper explored the links between tourism FDI and poverty alleviation in The Gambia, through a comparative study of foreign versus locally-owned hotels. Data was collected via an in-depth questionnaire with senior management across a range of different hotels, and through key informant interviews with tourism officials and other stakeholders. Findings suggest that different forms of hotel ownership have advantages and disadvantages in terms of pro-poor impact. The study provides empirical evidence of the relative characteristics, performance and benefits of foreign investments, and discusses the current and potential contribution of the hotel sector to sustainable development in The Gambia.


List of Articles
No. Subject Views Datesort
5 Think Tank VI Family Businesses and Sustainable Tourism: the Role of... file 3773 Oct 13, 2013

Family businesses, that is, businesses owned and/or operated my members of a single family, are predominant in Western economies. This is also an important category of business within tourism hospitality, particularly in rural areas where r...

Author: Janne J. Liburd & Jack Carlsen 

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4 Think Tank VI Ecotourism and Environmental Education: Opportunities ... file 152157 Oct 13, 2013

Ecotourism, which typically involves nature-based tourism, plays an increasing role in today's environmental management. As environmental conservation has, in many cases, suffered from a limited budget, funding ecotourism is perceived as a w...

Author: Aphirom Promchanya 

Year: 2006 

3 Think Tank VI Corporate Social Responsibility or Government Interven... file 9265 Oct 13, 2013

Implicit in notions of sustainable development is an holistic triple bottom line approach that seeks to preserve essential ecological processes, protect human heritage and biodiversity and foster inter and intra-generational equity whilst r...

Author: David Wood & Jack Carlsen 

Year: 2006 

2 Think Tank IV Mass-ski Tourism in the Dolomites and Sustainability: ... file 3714 Oct 13, 2013

The aim of this paper is to highlight the impact of mass-ski tourism on the environment in the Dolomites (Italian Alps), where in winter the principal activities are snow sports. In implementing this development model the Dolomite region has...

Author: Mariangela Franch, Umberto Martini, Pier Luigi Novi Inverardi, Federica Buffa, Pietro Marzani & Maria Della Lucia 

Year: 2004 

OPA: 2004 Runner Up 

1 Think Tank IV Tourism focused NGO's - An Online Content Analysis file 3242 Oct 13, 2013

The number of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) increased from 31,246 to 37,281 (19.3%) between 1990 and 2000, (Human Development Report, 2002). The importance of NGOs is documented in United Nations Local Agenda 21 Chapter 27, 'Strength...

Author: Meng-Mei Chen & James Holleran 

Year: 2004 

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