To be sustainable, tourism in all economies and especially in developing nations, must beeconomically viable. It thus needs to be carefully promoted and strive to meet the needs ofsociety, while also protecting the environment and cultural heritage upon which it relies, andin this way, it will continue to deliver benefits without disadvantage to current and futuregenerations. This research paper attempts to explore the current challenges and prospectsof promoting tourism in developing economies. This paper shows clearly that the presentchallenges include inter alia, the following: (a) Government inability to formulate andimplement progressive policies on tourism (b) the current fight against terrorism (c) unequaldistribution of power and influence within the cultural divide (d) structural imbalances inoverall development pattern in developing economies (e) cultural clashes. In terms ofprospects, this paper identified the following-(a) alleviation of poverty (b) employmentopportunity (c) development of collective community income (d) equitable management ofresources between tourists and local people (e) the issue of corporate social responsibility.Finally, the paper discussed at length some important measures the Government indeveloping economies must adopt to promote tourism.
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