Luxury tourism is a risky strategy for African economies – new study of Botswana, Mauritius, Rwanda

By: Pritish Behuria, University of Manchester, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: October 29, 2025

Words: 1,413

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago

Body Text Preview

How successful is luxury tourism in Africa? What happens if it fails to produce higher tourism revenues: can it be reversed? And does it depend on what kind of government is in place?

Pritish Behuria is a scholar of the political economy of development who has conducted a study in Botswana, Mauritius and Rwanda to find answers to questions like this. We asked him about his findings.

What is luxury tourism and …

Create a free account to access this story and more

Join Plucky Wire to access full stories, collaborate with newsrooms, and discover content from networks around the world.

Email Us