Informal Business Tourism in Cameroon
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21217306 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tembi M Tichaawa (0000-0002-1913-3730, United Nations, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1289-1298 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-31 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | GeoJournal of Tourism and Geosites (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2065-0817 • E-ISSN: 2065-1198 |
| Publisher | Asociatia de Geografie, Turism si Sport (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.30892/gtg.38437-771 |
| OpenAlex | W4200501047 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 11 |
The uniqueness of business tourism in the African context is argued to be an amalgam of several clusters of activities manifested in both the formal and informal sectors. In this study, business tourism in the global south, with a specific focus on the informal sector in Cameroon is analysed. Using data that was collected from a series of semi-structured interviews conducted with three hundred and seventy-seven business travellers, the study reveals that informal business tourism includes domestic business travellers classified into five distinctive categories: (1) informal salespeople (2) shopowners (3) herdsmen (4) local farmers and (5) wholesalers. The study concludes that informal business tourism represents an important sector that contributes to tourism development and if well harnessed, its multiplier effect could be widespread amongst the different economic sectors of Cameroon
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| Citations per year | 1.5 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |