COMMUNITY HOMESTAY PROGRAMMES AS A FORM OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN NEPAL
Lama, Minki (2013)
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Centria ammattikorkeakoulu (Keski-Pohjanmaan ammattikorkeakoulu)
2013
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2013121621448
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2013121621448
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Homestay tourism has been emerging as a form of sustainable tourism in many rural areas as a community development program in Nepal. The entire activities from the particular location have been integrated as a major component of rural tourism in homestay programmes. In general, rural communities or private house owners have been operating homestay programmes where guests are offered only basic facilities i.e. normal bed just as the host sleep in their own bed, local food as host normally eat, and unique traditional hospitality with different cultural and natural beauties of particular area. Local cultural activities, traditional lifestyle of host, local tests can be experienced by guests taking part in a homestay programme.
As a major aim, this thesis has analyzed and explored the contribution of homestay programmes for sustainable tourism development in Nepal. This thesis has studied in-depth the implementation and development of homestay programmes in Nepal. Three objectives were considered when studying about homestay programmes in Nepal. First one was how homestay programmes has been implementing in Nepal, second was, to analysis the three dimension of sustainable tourism development such as socio culture practice of the programme implemented in communities, environment effects and the economic situation of the community and third was an examination of the challenges of homestay operations in Nepal. Similarly, qualitative research method with secondary data was adopted to analyze the findings.
The thesis concluded that the homestay programme has been contributing with a significant role in similar feature of sustainability. Homestay is a very effective tourism tool for economic sustainability, and natural sustainability of rural community by preserving the local tradition and culture. Additionally, it has suggested measures to overcome some challenges i.e. well-structured government mechanism, basic infrastructure and capacity development of local community.
As a major aim, this thesis has analyzed and explored the contribution of homestay programmes for sustainable tourism development in Nepal. This thesis has studied in-depth the implementation and development of homestay programmes in Nepal. Three objectives were considered when studying about homestay programmes in Nepal. First one was how homestay programmes has been implementing in Nepal, second was, to analysis the three dimension of sustainable tourism development such as socio culture practice of the programme implemented in communities, environment effects and the economic situation of the community and third was an examination of the challenges of homestay operations in Nepal. Similarly, qualitative research method with secondary data was adopted to analyze the findings.
The thesis concluded that the homestay programme has been contributing with a significant role in similar feature of sustainability. Homestay is a very effective tourism tool for economic sustainability, and natural sustainability of rural community by preserving the local tradition and culture. Additionally, it has suggested measures to overcome some challenges i.e. well-structured government mechanism, basic infrastructure and capacity development of local community.