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SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF TOURISM ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF CALABAR METROPOLIS OF CROSS RIVER STATE
Abstract
The main thrust of this study was to examine the impact of tourism on the socio-economic development of Calabar Metropolis of Cross River State. Three null hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significant. A sample of two hundred respondents was used for the study. A four point Likert scale questionnaire instrument with twenty items was used for data collection. Pearson product moment correlation statistical technique was used for data analysis. The results obtained from the analysis of data and testing of hypotheses revealed that festivals, recreational sports facilities and museums have a significant effect on the socio-economic development of Calabar metropolis of Cross River State. Based on these findings, it was recommended that cultural and Christmas festivals should be expanded to cover every Local Government Area in the state in order to expose the rich tourism potentials of the state and encourage infrastructural development in the local communities. Some recommendations and suggestions for further research were also made.
Keywords Socio-Economic Impact, Tourism and Development