Fourth International Conference on Tourism and Leisure Studies

Abstract

The study examined the influence of tourism derivatives on social welfare benefits among youth in host communities in Ogun State. A total of two hundred and forty-five (245) youth randomly selected from two tourist destinations across the state constituted the sample for the study. The ages ranged from 17years to 40 years with a mean age of 29.5 years and standard deviation of 3.5. The instrument used for data collection was an author-constructed questionnaire with 0.64 reliability coefficient. The results of the study revealed that, a combination of the independent variables significantly predicted the dependent variable F = (1,270); R = .285, R2 =.781, Adj. R2 = .017; P<.05). Based on the results of the findings, it was concluded that tourism development alleviated the burden of social welfare and should be encouraged at all levels of development.