Impact of Corruption and Insurgency on Tourism Performance: A Case of a Developing Country

Alola U. V., Alola A. A., Avci T., Ozturen A.

International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration, vol.22, no.4, pp.412-428, 2021 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 22 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/15256480.2019.1650686
  • Journal Name: International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, IBZ Online, Business Source Elite, Business Source Premier, CAB Abstracts, Hospitality & Tourism Complete, Hospitality & Tourism Index, PAIS International, Public Affairs Index, DIALNET
  • Page Numbers: pp.412-428
  • Keywords: corruption, insurgency, Nigeria, the CPIA, Tourism performance, tourism receipts
  • Istanbul Gelisim University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

© 2019 Taylor & Francis.Insurgency and corruption have consistently remained the bane of economic growth and development of a tourist destination. As such, the impact of corruption indices and insurgency on tourism development in Nigeria is examined by using the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) approach. The finding posits a significant long-run relationship of insurgency-corruption indices-tourism receipts nexus. Also, the result reveals that insurgency significantly hampers tourism performance by causing a decrease in the number of tourism arrivals. The impact of corruption on tourism receipts in the long-run depends on the characteristics of the index. For instance, only the social protection and quality of public administration indices exhibit a long-run, positive and significant impact on tourism receipts. The study presents contemporary policy mechanisms to unlock the country’s tourism opportunities.