Accommodation services for competitive tourism in Sub-Saharan Africa: Historical evidence from Malawi
Accommodation services for competitive tourism in Sub-Saharan Africa: Historical evidence from Malawi
Author(s): Alice Magombo, Christian Myles Rogerson, Jayne M. RogersonSubject(s): Geography, Regional studies, Tourism, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika
Keywords: tourism geography; accommodation services; competitiveness; Malawi tourism;
Summary/Abstract: The accommodation services sector is a vital underpinning of the competitiveness of destinations in especially emerging tourism regions of the global economy. Within the environment of Africa building the competitiveness of countries as tourism destinations is inseparable from the challenge of establishing a network of different forms of accommodation at competitive prices and internationally acceptable quality standards. This paper uses a longitudinal approach to analyze the development of the accommodation services sector in one African country " Malawi " which is scaling up its tourism industry. Using historical evidence the objective is to examine the unfolding evolution of accommodation services as a factor in enhancing tourism destination competitiveness. The chequered pathway followed in Malawi to building the country's network of hotels and small-scale accommodation establishments is traced from the colonial period to post-independence developments. It is argued that in understanding the historical evolution of accommodation services policy re-orientations have been significant drivers of change.
Journal: Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 38
- Page Range: 73-92
- Page Count: 20
- Language: English