EFFECTS OF TOURISM HOTELS TO LOCAL SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES IN ZANZIBAR A CASE STUDY OF KIWENGWA AND NUNGWI VILLAGES

The main purpose of the paper was to assess the impact of tourism hotels on local surrounding communities at Kiwengwa and Nungwi Villages in Zanzibar. The study adopted a descriptive research design to collect data from both primary and secondary to describe the entire research topic. The data collection methods used in this study included questionnaires, Focus Group Discussions, observation, and interview guides were used as data collection methods. The findings of the study indicated that hotels do not support social services perpendicularly and thus have negative social impacts on the local communities. It also has some negative consequences. The study findings revealed that tourist hotels have changed the behaviours of most of the young generation in the villages, including their living styles, due to intermarriages and mixed culture, which has maximized the negative cultural behaviours in the community. It was also found in the study that the hotel industry in the area has provided employment opportunities to some residents of the area both at the professional and nonprofessional levels and thus exerted a positive impact in terms of employment creation.