Rismond Takor

TOURISM IN

Impacts of in Cameroon

Thesis CENTRIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES International Business April 2021

ABSTRACT

Centria University Date Author of Applied Sciences April 2021 Rismond Takor

Degree Programme International Business Name of thesis : The Impact of Tourism In Cameroon.

Instructor Pages Gwendolyn Ndi, Global Bush Travel & Tour, ,Cameroon 50+4 Supervisor Sarah Åhman

It is an unarguably fact that the introduction of Tourism Business has greatly influenced many countries in and Cameroon isn’t excluded. It started in Cameroon in the 1970’s under the leadership of president , and it was quite a small sector by then. In recent times, the sector has been greatly improved and it is amongst the first 10 priorities of the nation.

This thesis is aimed at identifying the extent at which tourism has contributed to the . This is going to provide recommendations to the commissioner of the thesis for a better transformation and development of its activities.

The main tool used for the study was questionnaire. Due to the current location of the researcher, it was deemed appropriate to use questionnaire. Administrators who represented the researcher administered this. The responses from the questionnaire was combined with the information gathered from the theoretical part; recommendations were made to the commissioner as well as other readers who find this thesis necessary.

Key words Tourism Business, Leadership, Development, Economy, Transformation.

CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION ...... 1

2 COMMISSIONER ...... 3

3 TOURISM DEFINITIONS AND RELATED TERMS ...... 5 3.1 Exploration ...... 7 3.2 Excursionist ...... 7

4 TOURISM IN CAMEROON ...... 9 4.1 Background of Cameroon ...... 10 4.2 Tourist Destinations in Cameroon ...... 12 4.2.1 The ...... 12 4.2.2 The National Park ...... 13 4.2.3 The ...... 14 4.2.4 Lake Nyos ...... 15 4.2.5 The Palace ...... 16 4.2.6 The Lake Muanenguba ...... 17 4.2.7 The Menchum Fall ...... 17 4.3 The impacts of tourism in Cameroon ...... 18

5 TYPES OF TOURISM IN CAMEROON ...... 20 5.1 Eco-tourism ...... 20 5.2 Cultural Tourism ...... 21 5.3 Health Tourism ...... 22 5.4 Environmental Tourism ...... 22 5.5 Wild Life Tourism ...... 23

6 STUDY ...... 25 6.1 Quantitative Research Method ...... 25 6.2 Reliability and Validity ...... 26

7 RESULTS AND ANALYSIS ...... 27 7.1 The Questionnaire ...... 27 7.2 Types of Business Ownerships ...... 27 7.3 Social Media Platforms ...... 28 7.4 Modes of Payment ...... 29 7.5 Continent with Most Tourists ...... 30 7.6 Stay Period ...... 31 7.7 Types of Tourism ...... 32 7.8 Difficulties in Dealing with Clients ...... 33 7.9 Major Setbacks ...... 34 7.10 Tourist Satisfaction ...... 35 7.11 Impacts of Tourism in Cameroon ...... 36 7.12 Discussion of Results ...... 37 7.13 Recommendations ...... 39

8 CONCLUSION ...... 41

REFERENCES ...... 43

APPENDICES ...... 48

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