Impact of Tourism on Socio-Cultural and Economic Development of Rural People A Case Study of Bhoteodar VDC, Lamjung

Abstract

The study is undertaken to evaluate the impact of tourism on the rural people ofBhoteodar VDC of Lamjung District. The study has been undertaken fulfill thefollowing objectives. They are: evaluate the impact of tourism in the socio-culturallife of rural people, examine the situation of economic life of the rural people of thestudy area, to explore the tourism related problems. Bhoteodar of Lamjung district is purposively selected for this study. It is becausethis area is emerging gradually as a tourism centre and the socio-cultural and naturalprospects of tourism industry in this area are seen bright. This is one of the potentialcenters inthe Western Development Region of Nepal. From the sampling 105 households, 10 hotels owners and 25 tourist we mayconclude that above 65 percentage of people are engaged in farming others are inbusiness, laboring etc. Economic condition of the VDC are not be bad because ofgood environment and productive land, cultural pattern, religious activities, ethnicityare quite good in condition, hotels owners has some kinds of problems they are liketap water, sanitation, RCC modern hotels etc. If these kinds of requirement shouldimproved further it should provide to develop tourism sector. Managing is the maintourist destination of that District and trekking over this route is quite importantfactor. So it should be highlighted as much as to develop the tourism industry afterthis the over all development is not far away from the Nepal.