Future Scope of Community Based Tourism in Nepal
Gurung, Sunita (2015)
Gurung, Sunita
Haaga-Helia ammattikorkeakoulu
2015
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2015121120290
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2015121120290
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This Bachelor’s thesis is based on the tourism and community based tourism in Nepal. The purpose of selecting tourism as a main topic is to find out the future scope of CBT in Nepal.
Despite having small size, Nepal holds many attractive and adventurous tourist destinations. Nepal is famous from its cultural and traditional diversity, natural beauty, trekking trails, moun-taineering and warm and welcoming hospitality. Tourism in Nepal is undoubtedly the most important source for the economic development. The theoretical part in this thesis consists of introduction to tourism in Nepal, its evolution, impacts and statistical data. The definition of Community Based Tourism (CBT), its benefits and some real life cases are also involved in the theoretical part.
The empirical section contains the methodology used for the survey and analysis of its result. The methodological approach of the study was qualitative research. The data were mainly collected via online questionnaire survey in a month time. The questionnaire had questions related to CBT projects in Nepal, primary interest for their visit and their views about the destructive earthquake and its effects. There were a total of 23 respondents who have visited Nepal once or more than once.
The analysis of the survey is very positive. Tourists’ views on CBT projects in Nepal are very strong. They look forward to do some CBT projects in rural Nepal because they love Nepal and its people. They are touched by the warm and friendly behaviour of Nepali people and they want to give back to them in any way possible. The survey shows that the very destructive earthquake that happened on 25 April 2015 may affect the tourism industry for short time period but will overcome this situation when the country comes to normal again and the tourists still feel safe in Nepal. The survey also symbolises that an active and effective marketing plans and policies by the government and private sectors are very important to promote tour-ism in Nepal.
Despite having small size, Nepal holds many attractive and adventurous tourist destinations. Nepal is famous from its cultural and traditional diversity, natural beauty, trekking trails, moun-taineering and warm and welcoming hospitality. Tourism in Nepal is undoubtedly the most important source for the economic development. The theoretical part in this thesis consists of introduction to tourism in Nepal, its evolution, impacts and statistical data. The definition of Community Based Tourism (CBT), its benefits and some real life cases are also involved in the theoretical part.
The empirical section contains the methodology used for the survey and analysis of its result. The methodological approach of the study was qualitative research. The data were mainly collected via online questionnaire survey in a month time. The questionnaire had questions related to CBT projects in Nepal, primary interest for their visit and their views about the destructive earthquake and its effects. There were a total of 23 respondents who have visited Nepal once or more than once.
The analysis of the survey is very positive. Tourists’ views on CBT projects in Nepal are very strong. They look forward to do some CBT projects in rural Nepal because they love Nepal and its people. They are touched by the warm and friendly behaviour of Nepali people and they want to give back to them in any way possible. The survey shows that the very destructive earthquake that happened on 25 April 2015 may affect the tourism industry for short time period but will overcome this situation when the country comes to normal again and the tourists still feel safe in Nepal. The survey also symbolises that an active and effective marketing plans and policies by the government and private sectors are very important to promote tour-ism in Nepal.