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Article: The Gambia Who benefits from the tourism industry?
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- African Business
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- July 1, 2001
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Adama Bah is the director of The Gambia Tourism Concern, and at the forefront of promoting the sustainable development of the tourism sector in his country. African Business' Stephen Williams talked to him about this challenge.
African Business: How did The Gambia Tourism Concern start?.
Adama Bali. The Gambia Tourism Concern started life in the later part of 1994. In November that year there was a coup d'etat and the British government issued a Travel Advisory message not to travel here. The effect of that was devastating. November is the time that the hotels prepare for the annual influx of tourists, they take on staff and stock up for the season. The ...