DESIGN AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPUTERIZED TOURISM INFORMATION SYSTEM IN NIGERIA
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Cover
page
Title
Page
Approval
Page
Certification
Dedication
Acknowledgement
Abstract
Table of
Content
CHAPTER ONE
1.0
Introduction
1.1
Overview/Background
of the Study
1.2
Statement of the
problem
1.3
Scope of Study
1.4
Objectives
1.5
Limitations of
the Study
1.6
Significance of
the Study
1.7
Definition of
Terms
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 Literature Review
2.1 Tourism in Imo State
2.2 The Importance of Tourism
2.3 Problems of Tourism
2.4 The Role of Tourism in National Development
2.5 Date Base Technology
2.6 Data and Information
2.6.1 Data Base and Data Base Management System
2.7 Tourism Development
2.8 Tourism Finance and Economic Growth
2.9 WAMP Technology
CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLODY AND SYSTEM ANALYSIS
3.0 System Investigation
3.1 Analysis of the Existing System
3.2 Fact Finding Method Used
3.3 Objective of the Existing System
3.4 Problems of the Existing
System
3.5 Justification of the New System
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 Analysis and Design of the New System
4.1 System Design –Objective/Scope
4.2 Database to be deployed
4.3 Input/output format
4.4 System Requirement
4.5 Implementation Detail
4.6.1 Coding
4.6.2 System testing
4.6.3 Training and Re-training of Staff
4.6.4 Commissioning
4.6.5 User Manuals
4.7 Maintenance Details
CHAPTER FIVE: Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation
5.0 Summary
5.1 Conclusion
5.3 Recommendation
References
Appendix
CHAPTER ONE
1.0
INTRODUCTION
Tourism
is one of the fastest growing industries in the world today. It plays an
important part in nation’s economy by producing the opportunities for
employment, continuously to the balance of payment and helping in economic
growth. Tourism is a multidimensional, multifaceted activity which touches many
lives and many business activities.
The
application of the use of computer in almost all facet of human endeavor cannot
be over stressed. Since the introduction of micro computer, the world of office
automation has changed and will continue to be changing with modernization made
to the present ones. We are trying to see the impact the computer will make to
tourism in Imo State.
Tourism
is a manifestation of movement from one place to another. Transportation makes
the existence of tourism; transportation produces the possibility for most of
these movements in order words transport is an integral part of tourism and
conveyor of tourists to different tourist destinations and the activities.
Logically, the more accessible tourist resources are the more it is able to
attract tourists. There are major models of transportation associated with
international tourist movement such as the air transports, train (railways),
and automobile.
In a
simple term, tourism can be defined as traveling for pleasure, recreation or
relaxation. Because of the momental impact of tourism on the global economy.
The contemporary definition of tourism higher premium on the transfer of
financial resources from the tourists abode to his destination than the purpose
of the travel. A tourist therefore can engage in any activity like sports,
cultural appreciation, relaxation, religious rejuvenation, business and
participation in a conference, to mention but a few. When a tourist leaves his
home town for another location in the same country he is classified as a
domestic tourist. If he crosses the frontiers of his country, he becomes an
international tourist.
The
important of this definition of tourism is that the thousands of Imo state
citizens residing in various parts of Nigeria who troop home with their annual
saving during Christmas, and return to their station with near – empty wallets
in less one week are domestic tourist.
For a
country to be counted as successful tourist destinations it has to record a
seasonable blend between domestic and international tourism. Countries as large
as Nigeria usually have more domestic than international tourist.
According
to Kraal (1999:1B) travel and tourism is now the biggest single industry ,
employing more than 12million people and producing nearly 100m per year in
taxes. It counts for between 25 and 30 percent of world trades in services,
travel opportunities can enhance the quality of the human experience in
spiritual and national particulars Kriffendorf (1987:20)
v
Travel is recuperation and regulation
v
Travel is compensation and social integration
v
Travel is escape
v
Travel is communication
v
Travel is broadness the mind
v
Travel is freedom and self determination
v
Travel is happiness
Nigeria
is endowed with inverse natural resources relative to the nations in Africa and
even in a global level. A stock of Nigerians vast tourism resources includes
peculiar geomorphologic features, historical movement rachis, wild life and
game reserves have aptly described Nigeria as a land of contrast.
Imo state
has been described as a state richly endowed with natural resources of enormous
tourism potential which if fully exploited and well managed are capable of
becoming the states major alternative source. A stock of imo states tourism
resources include the natural lakes that abound across the state as exemplified
by Oguta Lake, the range of hills around Okigwe and environments that can
encourage the mind building exercise of mountaineering particularly among the
youths. The network of rivers and streams with their sand beaches that are
common features in Obowo district, exciting landmarks at owerri, the botanical
garden and 300 at Nekede near Owerri, and other numerous sites of tourist
attraction.
Tourism
industry in Imo state also include hotels and holiday resort in both stock and
quality. Recreational facilities for sports and recreation and amusements,
monument, historic relics, artifacts and natural sceneries are located in
cities and villages across the state. A number of tradition festivals are
organized in Imo state yearly. Some of which are of international dimension,
namely the canoe regatta in reverine areas traditional wrestling contests which
is fast regaining popularity. The Ozuruimo cultural festival, the Mmanwu
festival in Igboland, Iri ji festival and a host of others.
All these
enormous tourism heritage can be packaged as an item of international trade
through effective marketing strategies and Imo state can caunch herself into
the fire front of both as a tour destination and helping state to generate
foreign exchange. It is basically the aim of this study to examine the Oguta
lake Holiday Resort as a tourist center, identifying the problems it encounters
and exploring some of the possible benefits that may accrue to state if
properly managed.
1.1.
OVERVIEW
/ BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The Oguta
lake holiday resort was conceived in 1973 by the East central State Government
when it discovered that the lakes with its surrounding sceneries are favorable
for the development of tourism. The Oguta lake Holiday Resort is situated in
Imo State.
On 2nd
September, 1977, the motel was brought under the management of Imo Hotels
Owerri. It consists of some bungalows; each bungalow contains fifteen chalets,
that needs to be well managed. There as gift course within the immediate
vicinity of the hotel. It was eighty staff on a role fifteen senior staff,
twenty intermediate staff and forty – five junior staff. The motel also has
thirty one (31) double suites which are expensive furnished and suits. It could
be easily converted into single suits. It also engage in outdoor catering and
laundering services that needs to be well managed by the management and offers
recreational facilities such as Lawn tennis and gift course. Varieties of
drinks and beverages are also available.
Other
facilities of Oguta lake Holiday Resort include;-
v
Children play ground
v
Speed boats for water skirling or for leisure trip
around the lake
v
Picnic facilities
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Conference room, capable of accommodating about 250
people
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Tennis hand courts
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Gift clubs house
Also one
of the famous Ojukwu Bunkers is housed in the oguta lake Golf course premises.
1.2
STATEMENT
OF THE PROBLEM
The major
problem is the slow response, time in handling enquires and making bookings,
both customers and traveling agents complain of the difficulty telephone time
continuously engaged. This often causes customer to book their tour through
other inefficiency of the current system. There is a tendency for aircrafts
seats and hotel accommodation to be either over booked or not booked at all. A
system is required to overcome those problems but attempting to design a system
to eliminate such weakness. It is necessary to analyze the system using
structural methodology.
1.3
SCOPE OF
THE STUDY
Operations
carried out in tourism board are numerous. I am therefore restricting myself in
his project to those that concern the tourism specially am interested in
designing a computer system that will facilitate information and rendering
services in Imo State tourism board. This design will be of a greater use both
in the projection service and documentation.
1.4
OBJECTIVES
Due to
delay characterized by the manual system in discharging the tourism board in
Imo State, an automated system is to be built to enhance the tourism
operations.
1.5
Limitation
Of The Study
In the
cause of accomplishing these tasks, lots of hindrances and experiences where
entertained or encountered. It makes it intricate to have the background
knowledge as a result limited source of information collected.
Getting
access to materials for the work as a difficult problem: most books were not on
the library an when you found any there it will either not be a current edition
or some part of it must have been tour off and taken away by people.
Again
finding also posed its own constraints in the courses of this research. Some
areas which needed absolute coverage that will be helpful in data collection
were not reached de to the lack of funds.
Above
all, the researcher still find with limits of his capability to ensure that the
project was presented. Despite all these handicaps, however adequate data was
collected so as to ensure objective and meaningful deductions and
organizations.
1.6
Significance
Of The Study
The
essence of undertaking any research work is to solve an educational problem,
bearing this in mind; the study is geared towards the following.
1
This research is expected to provide useful output
for a more effective operations of the tourism destinations in Imo state as a
whole
2
To the managers of tourist center, this study
provides useful information for strategic and profitable management of tourism
centers
3
To the government, the study appraises various
government guideline and offer some suggestions for more effective efficient operations
of the resort centers.
4
To the general public, the research provides an
awareness of the problem and prospects of the tourist destinations in Imo State
in such a way that it will broaden the knowledge and understanding of the
public at large.
5
The research will add to the existing literature of
the subject and raise some issues that may lead to future work on the subject.
1.7
Definitions
of Terms
1 Computer:
an electronic device, which on receipts of information appropriate input, is
capable of processing the inputs according to a set of previously supplied
instruction and making the result (output) available if designed.
2 Program:
series of instructions given to the computer
3 Address:
bills to address, where we send customers document
4 File: a
collection of related records
5 Booking
references: old booking and when booking new one with reference
6 Tourist:
this is a person or an individual who is traveling or visiting a place for
pleasure or business.
7 Tourism
industries: this refers to those
industries that also at are concerned with the provision of comprehensive range
of recreation facilities and entertainment where people can enjoy themselves.
8 Resort: a
place to which people go frequently or habitually for rest
9 Resort
center: a site designed to attract tourists especially for the purpose of
exploiting them
10 Transportation: is a means of convening people
or something from one place to another. It also makes the existence of tourism.
11 Domestic tourist: this is a person or an
individual who leaves his hoe for another location in same country
12 International tourist: this is regarded as a
person or an individual who leaves his country to another country
13 Business telephone number: telephone number in
the business place.
14 Customer: a tourism business system customer.
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