Tourism in Senegal

Tourism in Senegal

In 2000, receipts of FCFA 96.8 billion (US$129 million) ranked the tourism sector in Senegal second after fishing and before groundnuts and phosphates. Tourism generated about 12,000 jobs directly and 18,000 indirectly, and contributed 2.5 percent...

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Main Author: Christie, Iain
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ARTISTS
COMMUNITIES
CONSERVATION
CRUISE SHIPS
CULTURAL AREAS
CULTURAL ASSETS
CULTURAL STANDARDS
DIVING
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EMPLOYMENT
EXPENDITURES
FISHING
HANDICRAFTS
HOTELS
INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
INTERNATIONAL TOURISM
LANGUAGES
LEARNING
LEGISLATION
MUSIC
PRIVATE SECTOR
ROYALTIES
SPORTS
TOURISM
ZONING
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/02/5529009/tourism-senegal
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spelling okr-10986-97012021-04-23T14:02:46Z Tourism in Senegal Christie, Iain ARTISTS COMMUNITIES CONSERVATION CRUISE SHIPS CULTURAL AREAS CULTURAL ASSETS CULTURAL STANDARDS DIVING ECONOMIC GROWTH EMPLOYMENT EXPENDITURES FISHING HANDICRAFTS HOTELS INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES INTERNATIONAL TOURISM LANGUAGES LEARNING LEGISLATION MUSIC PRIVATE SECTOR ROYALTIES SPORTS TOURISM ZONING In 2000, receipts of FCFA 96.8 billion (US$129 million) ranked the tourism sector in Senegal second after fishing and before groundnuts and phosphates. Tourism generated about 12,000 jobs directly and 18,000 indirectly, and contributed 2.5 percent of GDP. Recent history shows a sector that is growing but also losing market share in an expanding international and regional market. Senegal is counting on tourism to contribute to foreign exchange earnings, employment and tax generation, regional development, and to stimulate growth and reduce poverty alleviation. To attract investment, the government is creating the conditions for a sound policy framework for tourism. It is strengthening the dialogue between the public and private sectors and local stakeholders, and building consensus within government on the benefits from an expanded tourism sector. 2012-08-13T09:19:10Z 2012-08-13T09:19:10Z 2004-02 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/02/5529009/tourism-senegal http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9701 English Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 235 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa Senegal
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topic ARTISTS
COMMUNITIES
CONSERVATION
CRUISE SHIPS
CULTURAL AREAS
CULTURAL ASSETS
CULTURAL STANDARDS
DIVING
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EMPLOYMENT
EXPENDITURES
FISHING
HANDICRAFTS
HOTELS
INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
INTERNATIONAL TOURISM
LANGUAGES
LEARNING
LEGISLATION
MUSIC
PRIVATE SECTOR
ROYALTIES
SPORTS
TOURISM
ZONING
spellingShingle ARTISTS
COMMUNITIES
CONSERVATION
CRUISE SHIPS
CULTURAL AREAS
CULTURAL ASSETS
CULTURAL STANDARDS
DIVING
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EMPLOYMENT
EXPENDITURES
FISHING
HANDICRAFTS
HOTELS
INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
INTERNATIONAL TOURISM
LANGUAGES
LEARNING
LEGISLATION
MUSIC
PRIVATE SECTOR
ROYALTIES
SPORTS
TOURISM
ZONING
Christie, Iain
Tourism in Senegal
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Senegal
relation Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 235
description In 2000, receipts of FCFA 96.8 billion (US$129 million) ranked the tourism sector in Senegal second after fishing and before groundnuts and phosphates. Tourism generated about 12,000 jobs directly and 18,000 indirectly, and contributed 2.5 percent of GDP. Recent history shows a sector that is growing but also losing market share in an expanding international and regional market. Senegal is counting on tourism to contribute to foreign exchange earnings, employment and tax generation, regional development, and to stimulate growth and reduce poverty alleviation. To attract investment, the government is creating the conditions for a sound policy framework for tourism. It is strengthening the dialogue between the public and private sectors and local stakeholders, and building consensus within government on the benefits from an expanded tourism sector.
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author Christie, Iain
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title Tourism in Senegal
title_short Tourism in Senegal
title_full Tourism in Senegal
title_fullStr Tourism in Senegal
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publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/02/5529009/tourism-senegal
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