Rural Tourism Development in Nepal
Ludena Vaquerizo, Felipe (2013)
Tampereen ammattikorkeakoulu
2013
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2013120920465
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2013120920465
Tiivistelmä
Nepal is a country that has emerged from a decade long civil war between the Maoist rebel group and the state. Naturally, the political turmoil has led the country’s economy to suffer even more. Tourism is the main source of revenue for this small country sandwiched between the giants China and India. However, the mainstream tourism does not seem to be progressing which demands other alternatives. And the best possible alternative could be the rural tourism development.
This bachelor’s thesis mainly highlights the importance of rural tourism in a country where about 80 percent of people live in rural areas. The Nepalese countryside has a lot to offer for the tourists such as scenic beauty, kaleidoscope of traditions, cultures and an array of opportunities to explore the outdoors through sporting and adventure activities. This study has tried to prove that, if managed and organized in a proper way, rural tourism could bring that economic prosperity back to the people of Nepal. The study also ponders upon the fact that the youths of Nepalese rural areas are migrating to other countries due to the lack of job opportunities. This work force migration could cause severe damage to the country’s economy and again the solution to this problem could be rural tourism.
The study indicates that there are various limitations and challenges to tackle. At the same time, rural tourism is slowly taking its roots in Nepal. Although the history of rural tourism in Nepal is very young, there are success stories which are inspirational. The continuous growth of rural tourism in recent years however has shown the positive sign. It can be taken into consideration that it holds the possibility even with a lot of challenges.
This bachelor’s thesis mainly highlights the importance of rural tourism in a country where about 80 percent of people live in rural areas. The Nepalese countryside has a lot to offer for the tourists such as scenic beauty, kaleidoscope of traditions, cultures and an array of opportunities to explore the outdoors through sporting and adventure activities. This study has tried to prove that, if managed and organized in a proper way, rural tourism could bring that economic prosperity back to the people of Nepal. The study also ponders upon the fact that the youths of Nepalese rural areas are migrating to other countries due to the lack of job opportunities. This work force migration could cause severe damage to the country’s economy and again the solution to this problem could be rural tourism.
The study indicates that there are various limitations and challenges to tackle. At the same time, rural tourism is slowly taking its roots in Nepal. Although the history of rural tourism in Nepal is very young, there are success stories which are inspirational. The continuous growth of rural tourism in recent years however has shown the positive sign. It can be taken into consideration that it holds the possibility even with a lot of challenges.