Potentiality and Planning of Night Tourism: A Case Study of Kanyam Tourism Area, Ilam
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Tourism is the main beneficiary sector with less investment. Full of white snowy and
world highest Himalayas, natural diversity and cultural diversity are main attractive
and lucrative sectors for tourism destination. After the changing concept of tourism
business and changing the interest of tourist the popularity of night tourism concept is
arising day by day. Similarly, the researcher has researched about night tourism with
title Potentiality and Planning of Night Tourism: A Case Study of Kanyam Tourism
Area, Ilam. The main objectives of the study are to find the natural and manmade
cultural attractions varieties with night tourism in study area, to assess the
accommodation and service facilities available in the study area and to observe the
planning of night tourism in this study area.
The researcher has conducted 3 activities in the study. First, the researcher had
observed the tourism area of Kanyam area to find the natural and manmade cultural
attractions varieties with night tourism in study area. Second, the researcher had
asked interview with the household of Paltangi, business man of Kanyam area and
Harkate bazar area to assess the accommodation and service facilities available in
the study area and the researcher had conducted interview with Mayor, Chief
administrative officer of Suryodaya Municipality, and other related persons.
In the research, the researcher has found Kanyam tea garden, Kanyam tea factory,
picnic spot, love danda (Love hill), local production, Sahid Santi Park, dance,
cultural group are the main key factors to develop the night tourism in study area.
Home stay, attractive natural and cultural place, the mass presence of tourism, the
facilities of night tourism has been found for night tourism in study. In the case of
planning for night tourism, Mayor, Chief Administrative Officer and other
representative person has planned about night tourism by making strategic plan and
applying proposal in different sectors.
In the end, the future prosperity of night tourism is seemed very prosperous.
Therefore, the authorized and related persons and institution should be concentrated
in initialization and development of night tourism with economic, social and planning
view.