Sustainable Travel & Tourism Africa-Consulting @Nyar_kawino Judy Kepher Gona #sttaconsulting Luccy Mueni Esther Muthee WorthWhile Travel Hub. Selina Shamallah Job Odhiambo Samwel Kesire A3. #sttachangemakers when contributing to this question I'm drawing lessons from Pro-poor tourism & the UN Tourism ST-EP program. The African value chain needs financial support from governments for MSME acceleration.

Sustainable Travel & Tourism Africa-Consulting Judy Kepher Gona #sttaconsulting Luccy Mueni Esther Muthee WorthWhile Travel Hub. Dominic Wanjiru🌍 Selina Shamallah Job Odhiambo Samwel Kesire A3. Lack of accessibility to tourism data: This impedes informed decision-making, leading to inefficient resource allocation and a lack of accountability. It also makes it difficult to address sustainability issues and measure the impact of tourism on communities &the environment

From Q3 responses, there's the need to enhance the sustainability of Africa's tourism value chain as requires strategic measures and innovative strategies. Q4. How can the sustainability of Africa's tourism Value Chain be enhanced? #sttachangemakers

Sustainable Travel & Tourism Africa-Consulting Dominic Wanjiru🌍 @Nyar_kawino Selina Shamallah Achieng' Omondi Baguma John Henry Judy Kepher Gona #sttaconsulting Esther Muthee Job Odhiambo Winnie Mnyika Samwel Kesire A tourism value chain can simply be defined as a system that describes how private sector firms in collaboration with government and civil society receive or access resources as inputs, add value through various processes and sell the resulting products to customers.

Sustainable Travel & Tourism Africa-Consulting Esther Muthee Luccy Mueni Job Odhiambo @Nyar_kawino Prof. Marina Novelli Judy Kepher Gona #sttaconsulting AFEW Kenya - Giraffe Centre Lets Go Travel Dominic Wanjiru🌍 A4. Community Involvement and Empowerment: Engaging local communities in tourism planning and decision-making processes is crucial. Communities should have a voice in shaping tourism development, benefit from tourism activities, and participate in revenue-sharing mechanisms.

Sustainable Travel & Tourism Africa-Consulting Esther Muthee Luccy Mueni Job Odhiambo @Nyar_kawino Prof. Marina Novelli Judy Kepher Gona #sttaconsulting AFEW Kenya - Giraffe Centre Lets Go Travel Dominic Wanjiru🌍 A4. The sustainability of Africa's tourism value chain can be enhanced through initiatives such as promoting responsible tourism practices, supporting local communities, preserving natural resources,and investing in eco-friendly infrastructure and services. #sttachangemakers

Sustainable Travel & Tourism Africa-Consulting Dominic Wanjiru🌍 @Nyar_kawino Selina Shamallah Achieng' Omondi Baguma John Henry Judy Kepher Gona #sttaconsulting Esther Muthee Job Odhiambo Winnie Mnyika Samwel Kesire Key features may include the following;planning, development, financing, marketing, distribution and pricing.

Sustainable Travel & Tourism Africa-Consulting Esther Muthee Luccy Mueni Job Odhiambo @Nyar_kawino Prof. Marina Novelli Judy Kepher Gona #sttaconsulting AFEW Kenya - Giraffe Centre Lets Go Travel Dominic Wanjiru🌍 A4. *Community engagement through community-based tourism initiatives where communities have ownership over tourism activities, participate in revenue-sharing mechanisms and offer authentic cultural experiences. * By conserving and protecting the environment. #sttachangemakers

Sustainable Travel & Tourism Africa-Consulting Esther Muthee Luccy Mueni Job Odhiambo @Nyar_kawino Prof. Marina Novelli Judy Kepher Gona #sttaconsulting AFEW Kenya - Giraffe Centre Lets Go Travel Dominic Wanjiru🌍 A4 Spread Awareness of Regulations and Laws #sttachangemakers

Sustainable Travel & Tourism Africa-Consulting Esther Muthee Luccy Mueni Job Odhiambo @Nyar_kawino Prof. Marina Novelli Judy Kepher Gona #sttaconsulting AFEW Kenya - Giraffe Centre Lets Go Travel A4. #sttachangemakers Africa's value chains is still facing exclusivity issues. If the VC allows inclusive processes to take precedence, we can say that tourism transformation is taking place slowly but surely

Sustainable Travel & Tourism Africa-Consulting Esther Muthee Luccy Mueni Job Odhiambo @Nyar_kawino Prof. Marina Novelli Judy Kepher Gona #sttaconsulting AFEW Kenya - Giraffe Centre Lets Go Travel A4 #sttachangemakers Africa's value chain should also aim at financial sustainability to solve its own issues. Being too dependent on donor funding makes tourism to overlook its most pressing needs to fulfill donor agenda.

By integrating the 3Ps into planning, management, and operation of tourism value chains, we can develop a sustainable tourism industry that benefits both visitors & host communities while preserving its natural & cultural assets for future generations. #sttachangemakers

Sustainable Travel & Tourism Africa-Consulting Esther Muthee Luccy Mueni Job Odhiambo Lets Go Travel @Nyar_kawino WorthWhile Travel Hub. James Maina Selina Shamallah Judy Kepher Gona #sttaconsulting Nyongesa Valery PS. There is need to Leverage technology, infrastructure, amd collaboration and partnerships to enhance efficiency, customer experience and sustainable solutions within the tourism value chain #sttachangemakers

Sustainable Travel & Tourism Africa-Consulting Esther Muthee Luccy Mueni Job Odhiambo Lets Go Travel @Nyar_kawino WorthWhile Travel Hub. James Maina Selina Shamallah Judy Kepher Gona #sttaconsulting Nyongesa Valery PS. TVC entails a collaboration of various entities that play different roles. To achieve sustainability in totality, these entities must all have the same mind, thought and target they want to achieve considering the positive impacts brought about by their efforts. Sustainable Travel & Tourism Africa-Consulting

Was at lake mahoma this morning in mountain rwenzori but as I speak now am at bush lodge in Queen Elizabeth National park. Am very tired that I hate seeing a car anywhere near me right now.

Its always awesome sharing my insights. Though I have butterflies as always but looking to this. Thanks Sustainable Travel & Tourism Africa-Consulting for another opportunity.

This is brilliant. Travel writing helps us share our travel experiences with the world. How we share these experiences can have a major impact on the futureof travel. Join the conversation and let's engage. Registration link on quoted tweet. #sttachangemakers

One day on a game drive we got to a sighting where there was a bunch of cruisers. One client (call him J.) asked me; J: "What are they watching over there?" Me: "Just lions." J: "What do you mean just lions?😀😀" Me: "😀😀. I mean lions." Watching wildlife never gets boring.

Great people are those who do something consistently and over time. Says Harriet James in the just concluded #sttachangemakers webinar. We will have more of these every other month. Cheers to those who created time to register and join!

Tourism that removes the hosts from their homes and denies them access to their natural resources is irresponsible.