FESTIVAL TOURISM AS AN INSTRUMENT OF SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD IN ESWATINI

Geo Journal of Tourism and Geosites

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Paul Nkemngu ACHA-ANYI¹  Neliswa Nomkhosi DLAMINI² 

[1] Walter Sisulu University, Buffalo City –College Street Campus, Faculty of Business Science, Department of Tourism, Hospitality and Sports Management;Tshwane University of Technology, Business School

关键词: festival tourism;    sustainable livelihood;    MTN Bushfire festival;    Eswatini;    socio-economic impacts;   

DOI  :  10.30892/gtg.26314-402

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Editura Universitatii din Oradea / University of Oradea Publishing House

【 摘 要 】

This paper explores festival tourism and its effectiveness as an instrument of sustainable livelihood in local communities. The study is premised on the contrasting scenario of the thriving MTN Bushfire festival in the midst of the communities in the Kingdom of Eswatini struggling under the weight of extreme poverty and high unemployment. A quantitative research approach was employed in collecting data from one hundred community members attending the festival. The key finding emanating from this study is that community members who took part in the study have a limited understanding of sustainable livelihood requirements as this is heavily skewed towards economic needs. The main recommendation from this study relates to greater stakeholder involvement and participation, especially communities, at all levels of festival planning, execution, and beneficiation.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC-ND