Community development is now a key focus of supranational agencies and NonGovernment
Organisations (NGOs) invested in poverty alleviation. In the twenty first
century, tourism has emerged as a potential vehicle for community development in Least
Developed Countries (LDCs), representing the most disadvantaged countries worldwide.
However, there is a need to ensure that where tourism is being utilised for development in
LDCs, that there is also sustainability of both tourism as an industry and of the setting in
which it exists. Only through this, can we be sure of long term positive effects on community
development and poverty alleviation via tourism.