DESTINATION MANAGEMENT OF A TREKKING ROUTE : Case Rara National Park, Nepal
Budhathoki , Soman (2015)
Budhathoki , Soman
Centria-ammattikorkeakoulu (Keski-Pohjanmaan ammattikorkeakoulu)
2015
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2015061713537
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2015061713537
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Rapidly growing tourism industries, nowadays, are mostly focusing on the destination management process to introduce or develop many new types of tourism activities and facilities. Destination holds the key role, as good management and planning is essential to make any destination visible and known to everyone globally. Nepal, being a landlocked country, has many potentialities in developing mountaineering tourism in the mountainous regions with an aim to bear the consequences of a tourism product. Managing and promoting any tourism destination means facing new challenges in every step of a development process where it is necessary to plan any development strategy at the beginning of the development process to make management proper and easy.
The aim of this study was to know the impact of tourism on the host destination affecting different aspects within the destination as well as to manage any destination by creating sustainability among the host nation and the visitors. The author has used secondary references with the case study of a typical destination which is Rara National Park, Mugu district, Nepal. Secondary data were collected from the National Statistical Bureau in order to examine the current situation of the chosen destination and also to know the famous tourism activities available in it.
Since many local destinations have absorbed many benefits through tourism business, they are trying to find new technologies to improve the tourism facilities and services. The promotion of the destination is a very essential factor in the management process to regulate any business established in it. However, for the better future and prosperous destination, government organizations should work together with private organizations in mutual understanding, co-ordinate and lead private sectors to the development path.
The aim of this study was to know the impact of tourism on the host destination affecting different aspects within the destination as well as to manage any destination by creating sustainability among the host nation and the visitors. The author has used secondary references with the case study of a typical destination which is Rara National Park, Mugu district, Nepal. Secondary data were collected from the National Statistical Bureau in order to examine the current situation of the chosen destination and also to know the famous tourism activities available in it.
Since many local destinations have absorbed many benefits through tourism business, they are trying to find new technologies to improve the tourism facilities and services. The promotion of the destination is a very essential factor in the management process to regulate any business established in it. However, for the better future and prosperous destination, government organizations should work together with private organizations in mutual understanding, co-ordinate and lead private sectors to the development path.