TIGHTEN YOUR SEAT BELT, WE ARE ABOUT TO DESCEND : The Importance of Air Transportation in Tourism, Tenzing-Hillary Airport, Nepal
Dawadi, Bipin; Dawadi, Bipin (2013)
Dawadi, Bipin
Dawadi, Bipin
Centria ammattikorkeakoulu (Keski-Pohjanmaan ammattikorkeakoulu)
2013
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2013112417958
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2013112417958
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This thesis was done in order to focus on the importance of air transportation on tourism industry; it shows how an airport in the remote sector of Nepal develops the tourism industry and the economic situation of the entire region as well as connects the region to the outer world. The thesis was based on Tenzing-Hillary airport in Lukla, Nepal. The airport is the only means of transportation in the entire region and a gateway to Mount Everest, therefore the airport plays a very important role in the development of tourism in the Everest region. Mrs. Manjani Shrestha Dangol, the sales and marketing manager from Tara Airlines in Nepal, commissioned the work.
The author of the thesis had himself visited the airport and also tried to analyse the situation of the airport and its importance on the locals. The nature of the thesis topic demanded a suitable research method in order to meet the objectives of the research. The method used to complete the work was a qualitative research method that included data analysis and semi-structured interview. The literature sources were included in the theoretical part and the empirical part consisted of the semi-structured interview which was chosen considering the aim of the thesis and degree of validity and reliability. The secondary information was collected from the published material of related authority, airport office and webpages. On May 2013, the semi-structured interview was conducted with the three experts in this field, which were airline manager, pilot and tourism consultant.
The research showed that the development of tourism and economic situation of the region would have been almost impossible without the means of air transportation. Even though the flight operation to this airport is a big challenge because of being a dangerous airport in the world, they are handled with excellent procedures. Thus, the airport has a huge positive impact on the entire region.
The author of the thesis had himself visited the airport and also tried to analyse the situation of the airport and its importance on the locals. The nature of the thesis topic demanded a suitable research method in order to meet the objectives of the research. The method used to complete the work was a qualitative research method that included data analysis and semi-structured interview. The literature sources were included in the theoretical part and the empirical part consisted of the semi-structured interview which was chosen considering the aim of the thesis and degree of validity and reliability. The secondary information was collected from the published material of related authority, airport office and webpages. On May 2013, the semi-structured interview was conducted with the three experts in this field, which were airline manager, pilot and tourism consultant.
The research showed that the development of tourism and economic situation of the region would have been almost impossible without the means of air transportation. Even though the flight operation to this airport is a big challenge because of being a dangerous airport in the world, they are handled with excellent procedures. Thus, the airport has a huge positive impact on the entire region.