Mseti, Elias and Kilungu, Halima
(2019)
Impacts of Political Instability on the Future of Tourism Growth: The Case of Tanzania.
International Conference on the Future of Tourism (ICFT).
pp. 1-12.
ISSN 2507-7872
Abstract
Abstract
Tourism is one of the world's fastest growing economic sectors. Nonetheless, political instability is regarded as a challenge for its growth. The implications of political instability on tourism growth in Africa are significant but poorly
assessed; this is the case in Tanzania. This paper reviews and reflects on the effects of political instability on tourism growth in African Countries,
particularly in Tanzania. The paper shows that the number of tourist arrivals decreased by 50% soon after the war between Tanzania and Uganda in 1978/79, and by 25% soon after terrorist bombing the Tanzanian American Embassy in
1998. Likewise in Congo, tourist arrivals decreased by 80% in 2017 soon after the war of 2016. Because the tourism growth is partly measured by the number
of tourist arrivals, this review provides insights that may help African countries learn from and avoid unnecessary and unexpected factors that may trigger political instability. This paper argues that the growth of the tourism in Africa
is contingent to its political stability.
Keywords: Tanzania, Tourism, political instability
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