NAVIGATING TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN ECO-POLITICAL DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES: LITERATURE AND DATA EXPLORATION

Authors: Folorunso Obayemi Temitope Obasuyi & Olawale David Ajayi

ABSTRACT

The world comprises different societies that are competing for development. This depends on the abilities and capabilities of the society to explore the instrument of tourism for development. While some have economic and political resources, others are disenfranchised which stimulate inequality particularly in societies’ with tourism opportunities that lack political will for tourism development. However, through economics and political incapability, many societies are eco-politically landlocked. This study delves into the understanding of the basic concept of tourism, effronteries towards tourism development in eco-politically disadvantaged communities and presents descriptive data on selected countries from three continents – Europe, Africa and Asia. We observed from the descriptive analysis that COVID-19 Pandemic negatively caused considerable decline in the international tourism arrivals in all the selected countries. It is generally important that countries should open up to the societies that are suffering from eco-political disadvantage.

Keywords: Tourism, tourism development, neuroscience, neurotourism, virtual reality.

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