Sociálně-ekonomické dopady cestovního ruchu v Ghaně

Tourism is a major sector that is often identified by many developing countries as a priority sector for the rejuvenation of their economies. Ghana is no different and its government has invested in stimulating the industry to promote socioeconomic development. The country is a very attractive tourist destination but there is still no sustainable tourism or real measure of socioeconomic benefits derived from its tourism potential. Ghana's tourism industry development indicators have doubled since the industry's inception. However when compared to other countries in Africa she is one of the lowest ranking when it comes to tourism development indicators. The question which often arises is, 'Why is this the case'? The main aim of this study is to access the Socio- economic implications of Tourism in Ghana to the development of the country, and to then explore and compare the tourism industry of Ghana to that of the outside world and to analyze the benefits derived from the ever growing tourism industry of Ghana. The practical part contains analysis of number of tourist arrivals, their expenditures and international tourism income and net exports that measures their dependence on GDP using multiple regression analysis. The results are then discussed, with conclusion and recommendations made. Data was collected from internet sources, textbooks, journals and reports