Title:
EFFECTS OF TOURISM HOTELS TO LOCAL SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES IN ZANZIBAR A CASE STUDY OF KIWENGWA AND NUNGWI VILLAGES

Authors:
Asha Mmanga Omar and Anderson Rwela, Tanzania

Abstract:
The main purpose of the study was to assess the impact of tourism hotels on local surrounding communities at Kiwengwa and Nungwi Villages in Zanzibar. The study adopted a descriptive research design as its research design. The data collection methods used in this study were survey, focus group discussion, observation, and key informant interviews. The findings of the study indicated that hotels didn’t support social services in the local surrounding community; additionally, the study revealed that tourism hotels have negative social impacts on the local communities. The study findings further revealed that tourist’s hotels have changed the behaviours of most of the young generation in the villages, including their living styles, due to intermarriages and mixed cultures, which have maximised the negative cultural behaviours in the community. Despite the negative influence on behaviour, the study found that the hotel industry in the area has provided employment opportunities to some residents of the area, both at the professional and nonprofessional levels, and thus exerted a positive impact in terms of employment creation.