Sustainable Travel & Tourism Africa-Consulting @Nyar_kawino Judy Kepher Gona #sttaconsulting Luccy Mueni Esther Muthee WorthWhile Travel Hub. Dominic Selina Shamallah Job Odhiambo Samwel Kesire A3 Tourists or travelers might at times implicate travel marketing as overstated. Another main challenge is the unpredictable rates and cost increase. #sttachangemakers

Sustainable Travel & Tourism Africa-Consulting @Nyar_kawino Judy Kepher Gona #sttaconsulting Luccy Mueni Esther Muthee WorthWhile Travel Hub. Dominic Selina Shamallah Job Odhiambo Samwel Kesire A3.Political and Security Concerns: Political instability, conflicts, and security issues in some African regions can negatively impact tourism by discouraging tourists from visiting certain areas, leading to decreased tourism revenue and limited economic opportunities

Sustainable Travel & Tourism Africa-Consulting @Nyar_kawino Judy Kepher Gona #sttaconsulting Luccy Mueni Esther Muthee WorthWhile Travel Hub. Dominic Selina Shamallah Job Odhiambo Samwel Kesire A3: *Conflicts between Wildlife and bodies that protect wildlife with the Adjacent communities *Lack of implementation of policies relating to sustainability *Lack of general awareness regarding Sustainable Development #sttachangemakers

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 @Nyar_kawino Judy Kepher Gona #sttaconsulting Luccy Mueni Esther Muthee Dominic Selina Shamallah Job Odhiambo Samwel Kesire A3: 1️⃣. The uniqueness of each African country means not all solutions will work everywhere. 2️⃣. Political (in)stability across the different countries poses different challenges. 3️⃣. Over reliance on one tourism product, eg wildlife causes a strain on the same. #sttachangemakers

Sustainable Travel & Tourism Africa-Consulting @Nyar_kawino Judy Kepher Gona #sttaconsulting Luccy Mueni Esther Muthee Dominic Selina Shamallah Job Odhiambo Samwel Kesire Infrastructure development, natural resources, cultural heritage, and marketing efforts also influence the dynamics of tourism value chains in different parts of Africa and their contribution towards sustainability. #sttachangemakers

Sanzi @Nyar_kawino Judy Kepher Gona #sttaconsulting Luccy Mueni Esther Muthee WorthWhile Travel Hub. Dominic Selina Shamallah Job Odhiambo Samwel Kesire Always contributing to the point. Thanks Sanzi

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

@Nyar_kawino Sustainable Travel & Tourism Africa-Consulting Judy Kepher Gona #sttaconsulting Luccy Mueni Esther Muthee Dominic Selina Shamallah Job Odhiambo Samwel Kesire This is a great point. Many times we don't know what we are planning for and how much impact the industry has. #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 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 A4: This will take a long term commitment from all players. 1️⃣. Monitor & evaluate sustainable tourism performance. 2️⃣. Partnerships & collaborations across the region. 3️⃣. Develop sustainable infrastructure. Promote use of renewable resources. 4️⃣. Host community involvement.

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

What a learning platform created by the community #sttachangemakers. This open Tweet-Chat brings together industry experts, passionate individuals and change-makers to address the challenges and explore innovative solutions. What is your Parting shot?

Sustainable Travel & Tourism Africa-Consulting Samwel Kesire Judy Kepher Gona #sttaconsulting Esther Muthee Dominic @Nyar_kawino Lets Go Travel KLM Safaris Ecotourism Kenya Selina Shamallah Winnie Mnyika Role of tourism in job creation, local promotion of culture and economic development. As a result tourism development has an impact on many Sustainable Development Goals, for example poverty, decent work, gender and infrastructure development in Africa.

When we learn from the right people, we grow exponentially. We are excited to kick off the #sttachangemakers webinar on the top of the hour, where knowledge meets transformation! Harriet James will be sharing her experience in the world responsible travel in Africa