Sustenance of Tourism Industry for the Socio-economic Development of Ekiti State, Nigeria

This study examined the sustenance of tourism sector for the socio-economic development of Ekiti State, Nigeria. Tourism is playing an increasingly important role in the economy of many nations in the world today, especially in the area of job creation. Data for this study were collected from primary sources through the administration of two (2) sets of a well structured interview questionnaire. One hundred and fifty (150) were administered on workers/management of the randomly selected (50 each) in the study area. Another 150 questionnaires (50 each) were also randomly administered on visitors/patronizers of the hotels in the study area. Results from this study showed that management practices as well as management information system (MIS) in most of the hotels from the study area varies and not encouraging. This study therefore recommends that modern management practices and information system should be a priority in the study area. This study will be useful to government, planners, researchers, investors, policy makers and individuals in ensuring the sustenance of tourism for the socio-economic development of Ekiti State, Nigeria.