https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/84bd5f51b3813bb339728d6bdb4b4a62.pdf 38a5b5aa8d8767fa0f0508580a88a903 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource IMPLICATIONS OF GLOBALIZATION ON SUSTAINABLE TOURISM GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource THOMAS. P.Z. MPOFU Description An account of the resource Globalization is a phenomenon that has permeated and influenced the whole spectrum of human activities. One such activity is the tourism industry. This is due primarily to tourism’s geographical scale; its spatial linkages, as well as increased tourist flows to all corners of the world, including Sub-Saharan Africa. While the benefits that have accrued to several countries of the world are well known, the impact of globalization on tourism growth and development to Sub-Saharan Africa has not been thoroughly studied. The main objective of this paper, therefore, is to assess the extent to which tourism globalization has benefited Sub- Saharan African countries. The study is based on secondary data sources. The paper submits that some Sub- Saharan African countries have, through globalization, increased their revenues and foreign currency earnings; created additional employment; introduced new technology in transport, communications and e- commerce; and improved their tourism facilities and services to meet international standards. On the social and environmental fronts, globalization has broadened people’s knowledge; created respect for indigenous cultures; contributed to the protection and conservation of historical monuments as well as the physical environments. Some Sub-Saharan countries have attracted multinational corporations through vertical and horizontal mergers, takeovers and integrations. However, the paper also notes that tourism globalization has not been a panacea. It has also brought negative impacts such as price increases in land values and basic commodities; financial leakages and repatriation of foreign currency. Also, an influx of international tourists has led to a change in some African cultural values, resulting in local communities losing their cohesion and commitment to family life, religion and traditional customs. On the basis of the above findings, the paper recommends that Sub-Saharan African governments should closely monitor the negative impacts of the globalization process while continuing to reap the many benefits that accrue from this phenomenon. globalization multinational corporations spatial linkages vertical and horizontal mergers.