The Impacts of Tourism in the SouthWest Province of Cameroon

Tourism is an activity which cuts across conventional sectors its required inputs of economic, social, cultural and environmental nature (L. Lickorish and C.Jenkins 1997) many countries in the developing world are embracing tourism as a result of economic benefits. It’s a vital source of income for many countries. Hence Cameroon needs to enjoyed this phenomenon and for the past five years the government have lunched a marketing campaign to convert the country into one of Africa’s tourism hot spots by attracting half a million visitors a year. The southwest province of Cameroon is one of those areas mostly visited by tourists and tourists’ circuit to Cameroon ends here. In other to maintain the products that attracts visitors, understanding the needs and reaction of the locals and balancing the ratio of visitors visiting the country, an impacts study of this province is vital, since this province is the backbone of Cameroon tourism potential