An Assessment of Security Challenges Facing Hospitality and Tourism Industries.

• Author(s): Dr Ayeni Ayodele Olaiya
• Paper ID: 1709728
• Page: 1138-1144
• Published Date: 28-07-2025
• Published In: Iconic Research And Engineering Journals
• Publisher: IRE Journals
• e-ISSN: 2456-8880
• Volume/Issue: Volume 9 Issue 1 July-2025

Abstract

Tourism comprises the activities of persons traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year leisure, business and other purposes not related to the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the place visited (World Tourism Organization (2020) This study access the security challenges facing hospitality industry in selected hospitality industry in Ikere Ekiti Ekiti State Nigeria, and the effect of security challenges on the industry. A survey was conducted on 70 respondents using a Purposive sampling technique, the descriptive statistics of frequency counts and mean are used. The modified four point Likert-type rating scale is adopted for the questionnaire. The result indicated there is significant security challenge faced by hospitality and tourism industries in Ikere Ekiti. Ekiti State Nigeria. The study recommends, that Adequate security facilities should be provided in hospitality and tourism industries, and security apparatus such as Close Circuit Camera (CCTV) and security guard service checklist) should be put in place by tourism and hospitality practitioners to curb security and safety threats in the industry.

Keywords

Assessment, Security, Challenges, Hospitality and Tourism

Citations

IRE Journals:
Dr Ayeni Ayodele Olaiya "An Assessment of Security Challenges Facing Hospitality and Tourism Industries." Iconic Research And Engineering Journals Volume 9 Issue 1 2025 Page 1138-1144

IEEE:
Dr Ayeni Ayodele Olaiya "An Assessment of Security Challenges Facing Hospitality and Tourism Industries." Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, 9(1)