Journal of Tourism & Hospitality
Open Access

Abstract

Community Capacity Strengthening for Inclusive Community-Based Tourism

Beatrice Imbaya , Nthiga RW

Community-based tourism (CBT) has been widely advocated as an avenue for communities to participate in and benefit from tourism development. Due to community limitations, Community Capacity Building (CCB) interventions have been initiated to improve the ability of communities to participate and derive benefits from CBT. In this paper, we argue for the adoption of Community Capacity Strengthening (CCS) interventions to help address the challenges facing CBT. This would in turn ensure the achievement of inclusive CBT, a situation in which a broad array of stakeholders especially the marginalized contribute to the creation of opportunities as well as share in the potential benefits from tourism.

Published Date: 2021-02-11; Received Date: 2021-01-21