be poor if available resources were properly managed for maximal utilization (Partnership for Development, 2002). Households in the Niger Delta are therefore desperately in need of a land use practice that can conserve their environment, empower the people and bring about sustainable development. Tourism does not regulate itself but regulated by planners and managers to achieve desired objectives. Analyses of eco destination managements and conditions of ecotourism resources in the region can predict the potential impact of tourism therein.
Perception of the local people towards identified tourism potentials; packaging of these tourism virtues into products together with the management and marketing of the products, are functions of culture and attitude of the people. The target in tourism management is not only to draw tourists and dominate the tourists market but also to sustain the benefits derived from tourism. These benefits are anchored on the popularity of the eco destination, which is a function of tourists’ satisfaction and sustainability of tourist experience. Tourist satisfaction cannot be sustainably guaranteed unless the resources in the site are wisely utilized. The study therefore evaluates the implication of tourism management strategies and activities on tourists’ satisfaction and conservation of inherent tourism resources in various eco-destinations.