African Conference on Sustainable Tourism (ACoST)
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The African Conference on Sustainable Tourism brings together leaders in academia, government and industry to:
ACoST aims to be the premier platform for collaboration and communication of developments within the tourism sector in Africa.
ACoST is hosted by the
Strathmore University School of Tourism and Hospitality
(STH) in collaboration with the
African Fund for Endangered Wildlife
(AFEW)
Additional information on ACoST and contact details may be found on the
conference website
Collections in this community
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ACoST - 2014 (Sustainability in Tourism) [29]
Proceedings of the First editon of the bi-annual African Conference on Sustainable Tourism (ACoST) -
ACoST - 2016 (Green Tourism) [0]
Proceedings of the Second editon of the bi-annual African Conference on Sustainable Tourism (ACoST) -
ACoST - 2018 (Building Communities, Saving Nature) [2]
Proceedings of the Third editon of the bi-annual African Conference on Sustainable Tourism (ACoST)
Recent Submissions
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The Role of personal and premises hygiene in the assuage of food safety in selected hotels within Eldoret town
(Strathmore University, 2018-11)In the last two to three years there have been reported cases of Cholera and other outbreaks related to food which necessitates the need to find out if personal hygiene may have a role to play in all these cases. Consequently, ... -
Subsistence fishing as a response to the management of living marine resources on public spaces in Durban, South Africa
(Strathmore University, 2018-11-03)This paper sought to analyze the role of subsistence fishing in effective natural resource management. Subsistence fishers are a group of people who harvest marine resources for food at their homes and also sell some of ... -
Community based tourism development - a framework for Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2014)The ostensible failure of mainstream conventional tourism has led many governments of developing countries in Africa to take up alternative means of tourism development. Community based tourism (CBT) has been advocated for ... -
Sustainability in ecotourism with special emphasis on wildlife conservation
(Strathmore University, 2014)Ecotourism is carefully traveling to fragile, pristine and usually protected areas through low impact means and on a small scale. The purpose of Ecotourism is to educate the traveler, provide funds for conservation, ... -
Eco-tourism as a strategy for biodiversity conservation in Rwanda
(Strathmore University, 2014)Biological diversity or biodiversity is a term used to describe the variety of life on Earth. It includes plants, animals and other organisms. On the other hand ecotourism has emerged as one of the fastest-growing sectors ... -
The impact of community partnership approach to water hyacinth control : a case study of Lake Victoria
(Strathmore University, 2014)Water hyacinth is a free-floating perennial plant that can grow to a height of 3 feet. The dark green leave blades are circular to elliptical in shape attached to a spongy, inflated petiole and thick heavily branched, dark ... -
Sustainability in tourism : making tourism count to communities, ecosystems and businesses
(Strathmore University, 2014)Ecotourism is a nature based tourism which is ecologically friendly and gives benefits directly to the community. It involves learning about nature, the people and their interactions with nature. Biodiversity refers to all ... -
Community participation towards ecotourism initiative in Binsar Wildlife sanctuary, India
(Strathmore University, 2014)The community based ecotourism destination of Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the temperate broadleaved forest of the Middle Himalayas, the hill state of Uttarakhand, India. Ecotourism concept has been accepted by ... -
Challenges of biodiversity conservation through ecotourism
(Strathmore University, 2014)Over the past few decades ecotourism has emerged as one of India's fastest growing industries, thanks to its rich biological and cultural diversity and heritage. Historically, the increase of nature based and ecotourism ... -
Innovation inequality within service sectors : preliminary evidence from the hospitality sector in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2014)Limited attention has been paid to the issue of NSD between sectors. To address this critique of the literature a comparative study of NSD strategy and process of the hospitality and financial sectors was conducted. The ... -
Assessing the sustainability of the Campi ya Kanzi Maasai wildlife conservation trust model ‘wildlife pays’ on Kuku group ranch
(Strathmore University, 2014)„Wildlife Pays‟ is a wildlife compensation model funded by tourism revenue at Campi ya Kanzi (resident eco-lodge) in partnership with the local community of Kuku Group Ranch under the “Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust.” ... -
Fluctuating tourism patterns : SME’s adaptive strategies in Nairobi
(Strathmore University, 2014)Tourism seasonality has been well reviewed in available literature. However, research on effects of seasonality on Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) has been limited, especially in East Africa. This study sought to investigate ... -
Orature and nature: historical narratives on selected tourist sites in Luo Nyanza and Western Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2014)Literature, whether oral or written, is a reservoir for evidences of realities. Thus, Literature is a powerful tool for documenting social and historical- geographical landscapes. In this article landscapes are taken to ... -
Community and ecotourism entrepreneurship in Kenya : sustaining tourism through valuation of ecosystem services
(Strathmore University, 2014)Tourism is a major driver for economic growth for developing countries. In Kenya Tourism contributes for about 12 per cent to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The main tourist attractions in Kenya are nature based ranging ... -
Community based tourism initiatives and sustainable tourism development : a case of Mwaluganje Elephant sanctuary in Kwale County, Kenya.
(Strathmore University, 2014)Sustainable tourism refers to tourism development that meets the needs of present visitors and hosts while protecting and enhancing opportunities for the future. It emphasizes the balance between environmental, social, and ... -
Community participation in tourism : the case of Lewa.
(Strathmore University, 2014)The local community is one of the most important stakeholders in tourism development. However, in most instances, private benefit of conservation to individuals, households and even entire community are not made clear or ... -
Reconstruction of sustainable education in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2014)Education in developing countries is facing problems at all levels: At the primary level, despite gains in enrolment, the quality is appallingly low. In East Africa, some 20-30 percent of students in class 6 pupils, could ... -
Tourism as a shared income earner : towards a viable community based tourism initiatives (CBTIs)
(Strathmore University, 2014)Tourism in Kenya has spurred sectorial growth in diverse sectors of the economy with concomitant increase in living standards and the overall economic growth and development. However, income from tourism has rarely been ... -
Community based tourism as a strategy of collaboration and partnerships in protected area management : a case Tsavo National Park, Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2014)Kenya relies mostly on wildlife as her major tourism product. The country has a widespread protected area (PAs) system in place with 9 to 10% of her land area presently gazetted as national parks, national reserves or ... -
Tourism outreach to end demand for ivory and save elephants
(Strathmore University, 2014)Kenya‟s new Wildlife Conservation and Management Act came into effect on January 10th 2014 and it bites. Passengers in possession of any amount of ivory, even earrings, face up to life imprisonment. Kenya is world‟s gateway ...
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