THE ROLE OF HERITAGE TOURISM IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, A Study Case OF THE BEDOUIN VILLAGE IN MATROUH GOVERNORATE. | ||
| Bulletin de la Société de Géographie d'Egypte | ||
| Volume 95, Issue 2, 2022, Pages 123-157 PDF (5.83 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/bsge.2023.162545.1018 | ||
| Author | ||
| ashraf hussein mahrous* | ||
| geography-art-menofia un.- Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Tourism sector contributes nearly 40% of the service earnings and about 15% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Egypt. The transition to decentralization in tourism sector is one of the most important systems that enables residents in local communities to participate effectively in managing their affairs. Considering this respect, the idea of establishing a Bedouin Village in Matrouh Governorate was born. So, Heritage Tourism became an important economic trend in Egypt. The current study aims to investigate benefits of decentralization in the field of tourism in general, and in heritage tourism in specific. It focuses on the geographical potentialities of the study area and how to gain economic, social, and cultural benefits from them to provide what is needed for the Egyptian Society. The study suggests that this pattern should be beneficial and developed. Rather, it will be circulated in all villages and cities of Egypt through a long-term strategic plan to stimulate tourism and eliminate all obstacles against its progress, in order to create new job opportunities and strengthens the local economy | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Heritage Tourism; Decentralization; Bedouin Village; Matrouh Governorate | ||
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