Pro-poor tourism in protected areas - opportunities and challenges: "The case of Fayoum, Egypt"

• Published in: Anatolia : an international journal of tourism and hospitality research Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 61 - 72
• Main Author: Soliman, Mohammad S.A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 02.01.2015
• Subjects: Egypt; Fayoum; local community; pro-poor tourism; protected areas; tourism

Pro-poor tourism (PPT) improves the livelihoods of local communities in developing countries including Egypt. Fayoum, one of the poorest Egyptian governorates, has a variety of attractions, which can generate tremendous economic opportunities for local people. This paper aims to determine the barrie...