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The relevance of package tourists for informal sector micro-enterprises: A case study from The Gambia

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  • Job Hubert

    (Würzburg)

  • Lutzenberger Michael

    (Würzburg)

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Against the background of the economic effects of tourism in developing countries and the positive effects that informal sector micro-enterprises (ISME) can have on alleviating poverty, this paper discusses the situation of mass package tourism destinations based on a case study from The Gambia. This explorative study discusses the position of ISME from two perspectives: the access to the market with the development and spatial distribution of ISME in the context of the life-cycle of tourism resorts and on the other side focuses on the tourists themselves and their demands, decision-making and behavior, as well as the factors that influence them. Results suggest that there is a market for ISME at mass tourism destinations alongside the formal sector. A survey of the existing situation and indications from interviews with tourists suggest the need for a discussion of an additional phase in the model of the spatial distribution of the informal and formal sectors in seaside resorts, based on Vorlaufers’s concept of the life-cycle of tourism resorts.

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  • Job Hubert & Lutzenberger Michael, 2009. "The relevance of package tourists for informal sector micro-enterprises: A case study from The Gambia," ZFW – Advances in Economic Geography, De Gruyter, vol. 53(1-2), pages 191-207, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:zfwige:v:53:y:2009:i:1-2:p:191-207:n:13
    DOI: 10.1515/zfw.2009.0013
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    1. International Monetary Fund, 2004. "The Gambia: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix," IMF Staff Country Reports 2004/142, International Monetary Fund.
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