KOUTAMMAKOU’S POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL TOURISM IN TOGO

Abstract

The article establishes that tourism discovery of historic or recreational places is a promising area of development of the national tourism industry. In the global economy, international tourism accounted for 7% of world exports of goods and services in 2017, up from 6% in 2015.It's not over: 1.8 billion tourists are expected in 2030 worldwide, compared to more than 1.2 billion today. The 'Koutamamkou' site is an ideal place where Togo takes advantage of the tourist potential that this village has to get a better impression of the trip. In Togo in the country ''Tamberma'', declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004.The ''Koutamakou'' is composed of the old, extraordinary, surprising infrastructures of a warlike civilization of Northern Togo. A long cultural and historical tradition greatly increases the economic development potential of tourism in Africa. However, other regions also have significant potential in this regard. For the development of tourism in Togo, a number of steps should be developed and implemented for the expansion and maintenance of infrastructure relevant to the development of special support programmes at national and local levels, to attract international visitors.