Promoting the culture sector through job creation and small enterprise development in SADC countries : the ethno-tourism industry

SEED Working Paper No. 50 - Series on upgrading in small enterprise clusters and global value chains

Examines the potential of the ethno-tourism sector to generate employment and income through small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Ethno-tourism is defined as a specialized type of cultural tourism which focuses on the works of humans rather than nature and attempts to give tourists an understanding of the lifestyles of the local people.