Interests of Tourists and Impact on the Host Community of Elegushi Beach, Lagos State
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The aim of the research was to highlight the socio-economic impact of Elegushi Beach to its host community. Primary sources of data for the study included interviews with elderly indigenes for historical eyewitness account, results from check-list, pieces of creative writing
and the information received from questionnaire. Questionnaire was made up of a five-point Likert rating scale namely: Strongly agree (SA), Agree (A), Undecided (UN), Disagree (D), Strongly disagree (SD). Simple frequency percentages, tables, charts, graphs were used to
analyse the data generated for the study. Using a descriptive method, this study identified the various attractions in the destination, evaluated the ways the destination has affected the social and economic lives of the host communities and determined how the impact have affected the sustainability of local social lives of the host communities. The study recommends policies and practices that ensure the sustainability of the destination and the social lives of the host communities should be developed at the early stage of tourism development to avert the negative social impacts at the maturation of the industry. Furthermore, host community participation which is a pre-requisite for sustainable tourism development, should be encouraged and facilitated in tourism development processes to give the host community a sense of ownership and control over the resources of the community.
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