Perennial Problems Hindering the Growth of Hospitality Industry in Gembu, Taraba State

The purpose of this paper is to identify problems hindering hospitality development in Gembu; the study used simple random sampling, with a sample size of 350 respondents who comprised of hotel proprietors, managers, staff and guests. The instrument used for data collection was the questionnaire. A mean of 2.50 was used as the cut-off point for decision making for each item. Any item with a mean of 2.50 and above was considered agreed. Any item with a mean of less than 2.50 was considered disagree. The result revealed that power supply and insecurity are the major factors that hinders the development of hospitality industry in Gembu. Recommendations were made based on the findings. These include; that government should tackle the insecurity challenges bedevilling Northern Nigeria which has adverse effect on the hospitality industry in the country. This is very necessary as companies in the sector are recording declining profits. Government should also provide power plant, which will supply light in Gembu, thereby reducing the cost incurred by the hospitality industry.