Entrepreneurship in the Tourism Sector: A Comparative Approach of Haiti, Coastal Kenya and Mauritius (original) (raw)

The entrepreneurship sector is an important component of any tourism industry. In Haiti, Kenya and Mauritius entrepreneurship appears to have a potential to contribute to the sustainable development of their respective tourism sectors. Moreover, no academic paper has been written so far about entrepreneurship in the tourism sector comparing Haiti, Kenya and Mauritius. This article therefore aims to contribute to the body of metaliterature in this area and seeks to identify the characteristics of entrepreneurs and the entrepreneurial process in the tourism sector of the three post colonial destinations. The findings indicate that even if entrepreneurship is a contextual concept, destinations with similar profiles are developing similar types of entrepreneurial schemes. It is also very important that the different governments rethink their financial systems. The lack of funding has constraining impacts on the development of social enterprise and enterprise in general. Although many enterprises have a survival strategy, particularly in Kenya and Haiti it is becoming evident that a weakness can be turned into a strength. Social entrepreneurship linked to the tourism sector seems to be the way forward.