South-South cooperation
Subtitle: Africa and the new forms of development partnership
By: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Series: Economic development in Africa -- report 2010
Publisher: United Nations
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York; Geneva
Language: eng
Number of pages: 116
ISBN-13: 9789211127959
Subjects: Economic development; Foreign economic relations; Government policy; International economic relations
Description: "This guide aims to help IPAs [investment promotion agencies], especially those in developing countries, to target foreign investors in the tourism industry in support of national development objectives. The guide presents a step-by-step approach to developing and implementing an investment promotion strategy for the tourism sector, including methods to identify opportunity areas and ways to approach potential investors. Chapter 1 provides a summary of tourism market trends, an overview of positive and negative impacts of tourism activities, and an introduction to [foreign direct investment] in the sector. Chapter 2 outlines the process of developing an investment promotion strategy for the tourism sector, while chapter 3 presents steps to be taken in the process of investor targeting. Chapter 4 contains the conclusions."--Introd.
Notes: "United Nations publication sales no. E.10.II.D.13"--Verso t.p.

"UNCTAD/ALDC/AFRICA/2010".

Includes bibliographical references (p. 112-116).