The tourism sector in Rwanda is growing rapidly, largely driven by gorilla trekking and the Meetings, Conventions, Incentives and Exhibitions (MICE) segments. Despite this growth and government prioritization of tourism, there had been a gap in the regulation of the tourism sector, which was...

The Tourism Diagnostic Toolkit provides systematic guidance for identifying and assessing opportunities and constraints in the tourism ecosystem, as well as identifying potential points of entry for WBG interventions. The toolkit includes information on the WBG's current tourism offer and the...

This preparatory World Bank paper on tourism and gender explains the rationale for integrating a gender lens into tourism development projects. It also includes a set of resources designed to help development professionals and project managers get started and find necessary data. This paper...

The focus of this paper is on sustainable tourism's wider benefits, it is important to acknowledge that there are tradeoffs involved. Like other economic activities, tourism both gives and takes from communities and travelers. When it is poorly planned, tourism can negatively impact cities,...

IFC supports the tourism industry because of its strong development impact. It is easily accessible to rural entrepreneurs, allows for local approaches and products, has a bias towards female participation, and enables excellent supply-chain linkages. Our activities in tourism are aimed at...

This Guide is designed to provide information that may be of help to potential tourism investors in navigating the process of investing in land for the purpose of tourism development in Solomon Islands

IFC supports the tourism industry because of its strong development impact. It is easily accessible to rural entrepreneurs, allows for local approaches and products, has a bias towards female participation, and enables excellent supply-chain linkages. Our activities in tourism are aimed at...

This Guide is designed to provide information that may be of help to potential tourism investors in navigating the process of investing in land for the purpose of tourism development in Solomon Islands