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Item Contributions of Homestay Tourism on household Income in Chitlang(Central Department of Economics, 2019) Acharya, Dundu Rajnot availableItem Economic dimension of Tourism in Langtang village(Department of Rural Development, 2019) Lama, Nirdesh BalTourism industry provides products and services to the internal and foreigncustomers, generates profits to the country, all the while creating employmentopportunities to the host communities and nation.Nepal’s economy largely dependson tourism and nature based tourism is its backbone. Tourism accounts for 7.5 percentof Nepal’s GDP and 6.4 percentof employment (WTTC, 2017).The Himalayas andthe scenic beauty of Nepal are the prominent attractions to the tourists. With itsbreathtaking landscapes,snow-capped mountainsand friendly people, it has long beenknown asheaven on the earth.Langtangvillage lying at the heart of Langtang trek hasseen flourish in tourism post 1980, yet the scientific researches and assessment havebeen scarce. In this background this study has aimed to analyze the economicdimension of tourism in Langtangvillage.The specific objectives of the study are, toassess thetourism services in Langtang village, and to analyze the economy generatedby the tourism. Exploratory and descriptiveresearch designhave been employed in this study.For thestudy, both qualitative and quantitative data have beencollected through primary andsecondary data sources. The respondents' age, sex, occupation, income earned hasbeen quantitative in nature,andhow they are dependent on tourism, problems andchallenges associated, and other related information is qualitative. The primarysources of data were Household Survey Questionnaire, Key Informants Interview(KII), and Observation Checklist. The secondary sources were published andunpublished hard and soft copies of scholarly articles, books, academic thesis,journals, internet, reports, etc.The universe for this research is 152 households ofLangtang village(CBS, 2011).Simple random sampling method hasbeenemployedto select41 household samples with 90% level of confidence and 5% margin of error.The studyhas used the datacollected from techniques namely; Household Survey,Key-Informants Interview, and Observationby using questionnaire, KII guidelinesand checklist as toolsrespectively. Assessing the tourism services in Lantang village, the earnings were made frommainly hotel business (88 percent), tea-shops (8 percent), and few had porters (4percent). In majority, about 58.5 percent tourists came for trekking, 19.5 percent for vi site-seeing, and 9.8 percent for mount-climbing and remaining others forphotography, and volunteer works. And regarding the economy generated by tourism in Langtang village, this studyrevealed that 51% of the households had primary source of income from tourismfollowed by 39% from foreign employment. Every households made some monthlyincome through tourism, among which about 85.4 percent households could earnmore than 40 thousand NPR, with the lowest earners about 4.9 percent making upto20 thousand from this sector. These very businesses were run with the investmentmade with upto 5 lakhs by 14 percent, 5.1 to 10 lakhs by 10 percent, 10.1 to 15 lakhsby 12 percent, with above 15 lakhs of investment by 5 percent of the households. Interms of generation of employment, the businesses were run mainly employing thefamily members with 24 percent households running business by a single person, 12percent employing 2 members, 2 percent employing 3, and 3 percent employing morethan 3 members. Based on the findings, this study concludes that tourism is one of the importantsources of economy in Langtang village. Many households make significant incomethrough conducting businesses such as hotel, restaurants, guide and pottery service,trekking service and several others. But the scale of operation, quality tourismproducts, and other amenities are lacking for the optimum growth of this sector in thisregion. It is recommended to the community that collective bargains could be made tothe governments for improving and investing more on tourism sector, concernedpolicy makers could extend helping hands to the investors in tourism sector inLangtang village through tax rebates, subsidies, which could attract more tourists intothe village, and the local governments should first identify the potential tourismattractions, make plan and manage resources to preserve, and present them inattractive manner. .Item Impact Analysis of Village Tourism: A Case From Gotikhel Village of Southern Lalitpur(Central Department of Rural Development, 2019) Bishowkarma, BishowjangThe thesis work entitled ““Impact Analysis of Village Tourism: A Case From GotikhelVillage of Southern Lalitpur”" has three objectives such as study the status of village tourism, studythe socio-economic impact of tourism among the local people, and examine the problems of villagetourism. Data are taken from primary source as survey, observation, questionnaire, interview andother source is secondary source as published and unpublished documents books etc. For research50 household were selected and taken interview. Households survey, observation, interview etc. Conduct for collecting data. The collecteddata were edited, coded, classified and tabulatedfor data organization. The quantitative data havebeen presented in tabular form and suitable statistical tools like percentage, ratio, etc. has beenadopted for data analysis. Pie-chart, bar diagram has been presented to make figure attractive. Thequantitative data have been interpreted and analyzed in descriptive way based on their numericalcharacteristics. In this study it is finding that Gotikhel has Preservation of cultural values., Religiousarea, Gotikhel is quite ahead in education, health, andcommunity development, Gotikheloffers homely environment to the visitors and Infrastructure like schools, health post, roadnetwork and communication facilities are well managed in Gotikhel and Gotikhel has morepossibilities of tourism. The some recommendations of study are: The awareness of the importance oftourism should be flourished in rural areas of Nepal like Gotikhel by providing the effectivetrainings and seminars. Along with these, the use of mass communication can be worth increating awareness. Awareness about importance of tourism gives rise to the quality tourismdevelopment and help in the sustainable development of the areas; Infrastructure for thetourism can be developed by providing loan to the local people with minimum interest fromgovernment and other associated agencies. Apart from that, tourist information center shouldbe established in the major places of the route, Local people should involve in Tourism Co-operative in Gotikhel.Item Mountain Tourism in Nepal A Case Study of Khaptad National Park(Department of Rural Development, 2009) Upadhyaya, Nir Hari PrasadTravel Tourism is an ancient phenomenon, and it has advanced with thedevelopment of civilization. In the beginning, travelers used to move forvarious purposes including social interaction, pilgrimage education andtrade. The concept of modern tourism came into being in the second halfof the nineteenth century. In spite of its long history, tourism isconsidered as of relatively modern origin. Travel (Tourism) is now thelargest industry in the world, generating around US Dollar 3 trillion peryear as total revenue. The number of international tourist arrivals world wide has grown nearly twenty five times in the last 50 years reaching 500 million tourists a year. In 1998, there were approximately 455 billioninternational tourists. They spent some 225 billion US dollar, whichamounted about 5.5 percent of the total international trade. It isestimated that by the year 2010, tourist number will reach to a level of937 million. Tourism therefore is an emerging industry all over theworld. Nepal is a landlocked country. Though tourism industry covers25% share of revenue collection is not old in Nepal, Tourist formallybegan in Nepal after 1950s. The development of tourism accelerated inNepal after the establishment of Nepal tourism committee in 1970,1 andNepal tourism master plan was prepare in 1972. The Ministry of Tourismwas established by HMG in 1973. Today, tourism has taken the shape ofa smokeless industry in Nepal. Tourism is the most important industry in the world. It covers 50 percentrevenue collection. It is a serious industry and consists all those firins,organizations and facilities, which are intended to serve the specificneeds and wants of the tourist. Khaptad National Park is situated at the cross point of Bajhang, Bajura,Achham and Doti districts. It has a core area of 225 square kilometres.The boundary of the four districts meets at Chadipatan, which is locatedat the centre. Khaptad is rich for a wide range of flora and fauna. Scenicbeauty, pleasant climate, vegetation, flora and fauna and socio culturalheritage including Khaptad Baba's hermitage are the basic attractionsfor tourism in KNP area. Alpine forests, 220 species of birds 40 speciesof wild life, 567 types of flowering plants and 400 herbal plants. KNParea is rich in socio cultural resources of tourism. The Ashram ofKhaptad swami is a famous spiritual site. The hermitage of the lateKhaptad swami (Baba) is preserved in "core zone" of KNP. All thevisitors of KNP usually visit the hermitage and experience the spirit andthe power of the place. During 1993 only 24 tourists were recorded as visitors to the area,whereas in 2003 they were only 30 in record. Hotel and lodge facilities have been slowly developing in KNP area. Only20 Hotels were counted during the field survey. Bajhang district consistsof 60 percent hotels followed 10 percent hotel run in Doti 85 percent ofthe hoteliers are males and 60 percent of them are literate. According to the official record of Khaptad National Park, the grazingdensity of cattle was 12 cattle per square Kilometer. Revenue collected-from different activities and services of the park amounted Rs. 91733during the fiscal year 2000/2001 Local people complained that the wildanimals of the park damaged their crops and they have faced the problemof grass and-firewood.Item Prospect & Problems of Tourism in Sankhuwasabha (A case study of Tinjure-Milke-Jaljale and Sabhapokhari Area)(Department of Rural Development, 2009) Khatri, Bhim BahadurNot Available