CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION
Background to the Study
Modern tourism is closely linked to development and encompasses a growing number of new destinations. These dynamics have turned tourism into a key driver for socio- economic progress.According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization, (UNWTO) tourism sector ranks fifth after fuel, chemicals, and automobile products in many economies in the world.1 The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC); also reported, that tourism generates more than 230 million jobs directly and indirectly and contributes to more than 10% of world gross domestic product (GDP) this accounts for USD 5000 trillion United State dollars which gives it a global economic significance.2Hitherto, tourism was seen not only as an aspect of culture, but also as a manifestation of naturally endowed potentials both in concrete and abstract, located within a community or society through which it entertains and enhances its members‟ living condition. By so doing, it indirectly creates an enabling environment that attracts local and foreign investors through whom the society concerned generates revenue, creates employment opportunities and meets the requirements for economic growth and development3.