IMPACTS OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN MALINDI: AN ANALYSIS OF GENDER DIFFERENCES IN PERCEPTION
Abstract
Tourism is the largest component ofMalindi's local economy. The growth ofthe industry is notwithout some socio-cultural impacts in the coast region, thus calling for a critical examinationof tourism development and the hosts' socio-cultural dynamics. This paper investigates theMalindi residents' perceptions ofthe socio-cultural implications resulting from tourism. Twomonths of interviews revealed that the Malindi residents fully supported the present levels oftourism development and would like the industry to expand. However, they identified severalimpacts, both positive and negative, that tourism had on the destination. The study findings
confirmed that those respondents who economically relied on tourism had more positive attitudesthan those who did not depend on it.
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