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Analysis of Demographic and Travel Characteristics of Domestic Tourists Visiting Coast Region, Kenya
(ajpjournals, 2022)
Purpose: With the increased tourism demand among domestic tourists in Kenya their travel needs for tourism products and services varies considerably due to their unique characteristics. The purpose of this study ...
Immovable cultural heritage
(2022-07)
Cultural heritage expresses the way of life of a community over generations. It answers questions through research and archives of the remains of the past for scientific and historic purposes. Cultural heritage has survived ...
SPORTS TOURISM AND PERCEIVED SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT IN KENYA: THE CASE OF MACHAKOS COUNTY
(Elsevier, 2017-08)
Purpose – Smaller events have been favoured by many commentators in sports research because mega events have been criticised for failing to have an aggregate positive advantage to local communities, especially in developing ...
CULTURAL TOURISM DESTINATION
(Edward Elgar, 2022-07)
Cultural tourism is defined by UNWTO (1985) as a movement of people essentially for cultural motivations. Cultural tourism is cocreated at cultural tourism destinations where travellers are engaged with cultural assets. ...
The ‘romance’ of mining in light of tourism: A case study of soapstone in Tabaka, Kisii County, Kenya
(Association for Tourism and Leisure Education, 2015)
Mineral products are at the core of today’s civilized world that we live in. The manufacturing sector, the high technology industries and even the resource industries are all dependent, in one way or the other on the mining ...
Tourism, millennium development goals and climate change in Kenya
(2014)
Tourism growth in the last century has been remarkable with a record of 1Billion global arrival
recorded in 2012 and revenues at a tune of USD 1,075 billion. Tourism is also recognized as an
important sector in achieving ...
Adoption of green marketing practises by hotels in Mombasa County, Kenya
(2015)
This study examined adoption of green marketing practises by hotels in Mombasa
County, Kenya. To better understand this subject, the study sought to achieve three
specific objectives; to determine the drivers for adoption ...
Climate change and tourism adaptation: Literature review
(2015)
Purpose – This paper reviews published English literature on tourism adaptation to climate
change. Climate change remains a challenge in the 21st centaury and beyond. Climate sensitive
industries like tourism are vulnerable ...
A review of the “Tourism- Environmental Conflict Signifier” logic as constructed by the Kenyan press in coverage of environmental conflicts.
(Language & Ecology, 2016)
most vocalized environmental conflicts have occurred within
situational contexts of tourism communities. However, the marked insignificance of
environmental issues in determining conflicts makes it imperative to question ...
Investigating the influence of business events experience on international visitors’ perceived destination image: The case of Kenya
(Journal of Convention & Event Tourism, 22:5, 384-406,, 2021)
Tourism destinations’ in Africa continue to experience stereotypes, prejudice and negative images. These are further amplified and reinforced by international media. International business events provide an opportunity to ...