Tourism in Nepal: post-monarchy challenges

Bhandari, Kalyan

doi:10.1080/14766825.2010.491917

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“…It was available to strangers after 1950. India, which represents one-third of tourists, is Nepal's major tourism source (Bhandari, 2010). However, in Nepal, Kathmandu for cultural tourism, Pokhara for Annapurna circuit treks, and Everest region for adventure tourism remain the key focus regions for tourists.…”

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Tourists’ Perception of Travel Risk and Management in Destination amid Covid-19 Pandemic: Empirical Evidence from Nepal

Devkota

Kmeco²,

Thapa

et al. 2022

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Travel risk and management views of tourists have a key role in their choice of locations while the COVID-19 epidemic is still causing travel-related concerns. Despite many studies available in the western world, the effect of COVID-19 has been less explored in Nepal. Thus, this research aims to investigate travel risk and management perception in post-COVID tourism activities in Nepal. Based on pathogen stress theory and explanatory research design, this study seeks a causal relationship between Travel Risk and Management in Nepal. Following the purposive sampling technique, data collection is done using KOBO Toolbox through a structured questionnaire. Findings revealed that Risk Management, Transportation Patterns, Distribution Channel, Avoidance of Overpopulated destinations, Hygiene and Safety are significant to Travel risk and management perception whereas Risk Management, Travel risk and management perception, Service Delivery, Distribution Channel, Hygiene and Safety are significant to COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal which supports pathogen-stress theory. Furthermore, travel risk and management perception partially mediate the favorable association between avoidance of overpopulated destinations and the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, the primary problems faced by the traveler were securing a comfortable hotel and selecting a destination where COVID risk is minimum. However, the COVID-19 break has caused health concerns among visitors, causing many to cancel their holiday plans. Therefore, in the post-pandemic phase, tourists are more concerned about the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on their travel activities and choice.

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Tourists’ Perception of Travel Risk and Management in Destination amid Covid-19 Pandemic: Empirical Evidence from Nepal

Devkota

Kmeco²,

Thapa

et al. 2022

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“…Th e native can never fully turn himself into the metropolitan citizen (represented by many visitors) nor completely transform his climate. Th e atmosphere created by and for the tourists is also true for the natives, setting up new meaning orientations of ' keeping up with the tourist (Bhandari, 2010). Tourism is seen as a "necessary evil in most developing countries and Only active and positive involvement of government can save the industry from that criticism (Jenkins, 1980).…”

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“…Th e development of tourism cannot be stopped, but it must be guided into controllable channels (Hasselblatt, 1973). Moral and practical enigma concerning values or defi nitions, to guide the cultural change commonly created by tourism between what the anthropologists applied can and ought to do (Bhandari, 2010).Tourism has become a fact of life for a growing number of valleys in the Himalayas and planning policies for such areas need to take this aspect into account when drawing up plans and executing rural uplift schemes (Baumgartner, 1988). None of the tourist centers examined were in the ideal position to be directly linked to both discriminating roles and their relative position provides an opportunity for the three centers to check the suspected interrelations (Murphy, 1981).…”

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Tourism Entrepreneurial Prospects in Bardiya, Nepal: Challenges and Way-forwards

Devkota

Gautam

Parajuli

et al. 2022

The Gaze: J Tourism & Hosp.

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In the present context of Nepal, tourism is a new cultural expression and performance of national formation. Nepal is ready to deliberately utilize in a modern world as a means of creating a sense of identity and solidarity. The country has developed policies that directly influence and continue to shape tourism activities in Nepal. Despite plethora of literature available in Nepalese tourism sector still less has been paid attention on tourism entrepreneurial prospects and not much talked about regional and sectorial tourism prospects including Bardiya District, which is potential destination for national and international tourist for many causes. Thus, this study aims to identify tourism entrepreneurial prospects along with its challenges and potential recommendation for tourism entrepreneurial development in Bardiya District. This study is based on explanatory research design where local residents residing in Thakurbaba Municipality have been interviewed using structured questionnaire. Primary data were collected with 290 respondents selected using convenience sampling methods. Result indicates that 40% of the local people want to participate on tourism activities and want to get involved in accommodation services (31%), travel guide (26%), service foods (22%), transportation sector (18%), and other services (3%). It also finds that the major challenges in development of tourism entrepreneurship in Bardiya is lack of efficient management of transportation within the municipality and security of tourists. Hence, more investment on infrastructure will help to promote tourism entrepreneurial prospects in Bardiya.

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“…The monarchy was formally abolished in 2008 and since then there have been assaults against royals (Bhandari, 2010) and even against those who are viewed as monarchists. During the past decade of Maoist insurgency, the Maoists systematically spearheaded propaganda against the royal family, their businesses and the Nepalese army.…”

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Controversies in tourism

Moufakkir¹,

Burns²

2011

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I would like to thank Stenden University for giving me the opportunity to work on this book. I would also like to thank colleagues at the International Centre for Peace through Tourism Research. A special thank you goes to Julija Prigunova for her assistance through the journey. Also, our thanks to the following people at CABI for their support: Rachel Cutts, Holly Beaumont and Alexandra Lainsbury. ix This page intentionally left blank tourism, he proposes that while some authors are enthusiastic about this moralizing drive for a more ethically oriented tourism, others have criticized the oversimplification of this moralization, maintaining that there is too much criticism of mass tourism while too much credit is given to alternative types of tourism, which are perceived to be but micro solutions to macro problems. The author stimulates a discussion about the controversies related to ethics in tourism in a style that will set the ground for the discussed controversies in this book.controversies, Craig and Thompson (Chapter 12) examine the phenomenon of dark tourism, and, in doing so, distinguish different degrees of darkness and therewith seven destination categories: sites of mass murder and genocide, war museums and exhibitions, graveyards and cemeteries, simulated dungeons, battlefields, slavery tourism and re-enactments. To satisfy curiosity and its educational aspect are of utmost importance and to some degree Dark Tourism is financially beneficial to any destination. The chapter goes deeper into the contribution of media and how the so-called 'CNN phenomenon', global communications, social media and technology encourage deathrelated events to be reported in real-time, thus creating a frisson of excitement that has the potential to turn into tourism.

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Tourism in Nepal: post-monarchy challenges

Cited by 11 publications

References 28 publications

Tourists’ Perception of Travel Risk and Management in Destination amid Covid-19 Pandemic: Empirical Evidence from Nepal

Tourists’ Perception of Travel Risk and Management in Destination amid Covid-19 Pandemic: Empirical Evidence from Nepal

Tourism Entrepreneurial Prospects in Bardiya, Nepal: Challenges and Way-forwards

Controversies in tourism

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