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Status of ecotourism in Nepal: a case of Bhadaure-Tamagi village of Panchase area
This study was conducted with an aim to assess the status of ecotourism in terms of tourism demand, tourist characteristics, and strength, weakness, opportunity, and threat (SWOT) analysis. For this, the study was conducted in Bhadaure-Tamagi village of the Panchase Protected Forest Area of Gandaki...
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author | Neupane, Ramesh K C, Anup Aryal, Manoj Rijal, Kedar |
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description | This study was conducted with an aim to assess the status of ecotourism in terms of tourism demand, tourist characteristics, and strength, weakness, opportunity, and threat (SWOT) analysis. For this, the study was conducted in Bhadaure-Tamagi village of the Panchase Protected Forest Area of Gandaki Province, which was planned to be developed as an important tourist destination for tourists visiting Pokhara because of its cultural and natural importance. Mixed-method research approach was implemented in this research for data collection and analysis. One hundred and twenty-two tourism stakeholders (30 hoteliers, 40 homestay owners, and 52 tourists) were surveyed for quantitative data collection and analysis along with seven key informant interviews (KII) for qualitative data collection and analysis. It was observed that the current demand for accommodation facilities in the Bhadaure-Tamagi village was 23,390 bed nights per annum. The tourism demand in terms of tourism revenues estimated through this study amounted to a total of US$10,763.67 per year. The occupancy rate of accommodation facilities at Bhadaure-Tamagi village was a mere 20%, which is well below the national and international average. Despite outstanding ecotourism opportunities and a necessary regulatory framework in place, the SWOT analysis revealed that the tourism sector development is not satisfactory. In the current situation, Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) had adversely affected the ecotourism in the area. So, tourism promotional activities need to be focused by following appropriate health, hygiene, and safety measures. |
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spelling | pubmed-79592762021-03-16 Status of ecotourism in Nepal: a case of Bhadaure-Tamagi village of Panchase area Neupane, Ramesh K C, Anup Aryal, Manoj Rijal, Kedar Environ Dev Sustain Article This study was conducted with an aim to assess the status of ecotourism in terms of tourism demand, tourist characteristics, and strength, weakness, opportunity, and threat (SWOT) analysis. For this, the study was conducted in Bhadaure-Tamagi village of the Panchase Protected Forest Area of Gandaki Province, which was planned to be developed as an important tourist destination for tourists visiting Pokhara because of its cultural and natural importance. Mixed-method research approach was implemented in this research for data collection and analysis. One hundred and twenty-two tourism stakeholders (30 hoteliers, 40 homestay owners, and 52 tourists) were surveyed for quantitative data collection and analysis along with seven key informant interviews (KII) for qualitative data collection and analysis. It was observed that the current demand for accommodation facilities in the Bhadaure-Tamagi village was 23,390 bed nights per annum. The tourism demand in terms of tourism revenues estimated through this study amounted to a total of US$10,763.67 per year. The occupancy rate of accommodation facilities at Bhadaure-Tamagi village was a mere 20%, which is well below the national and international average. Despite outstanding ecotourism opportunities and a necessary regulatory framework in place, the SWOT analysis revealed that the tourism sector development is not satisfactory. In the current situation, Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) had adversely affected the ecotourism in the area. So, tourism promotional activities need to be focused by following appropriate health, hygiene, and safety measures. Springer Netherlands 2021-03-15 2021 /pmc/articles/PMC7959276/ /pubmed/33746568 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10668-021-01317-z Text en © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature B.V. 2021 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic. |
spellingShingle | Article Neupane, Ramesh K C, Anup Aryal, Manoj Rijal, Kedar Status of ecotourism in Nepal: a case of Bhadaure-Tamagi village of Panchase area |
title | Status of ecotourism in Nepal: a case of Bhadaure-Tamagi village of Panchase area |
title_full | Status of ecotourism in Nepal: a case of Bhadaure-Tamagi village of Panchase area |
title_fullStr | Status of ecotourism in Nepal: a case of Bhadaure-Tamagi village of Panchase area |
title_full_unstemmed | Status of ecotourism in Nepal: a case of Bhadaure-Tamagi village of Panchase area |
title_short | Status of ecotourism in Nepal: a case of Bhadaure-Tamagi village of Panchase area |
title_sort | status of ecotourism in nepal: a case of bhadaure-tamagi village of panchase area |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7959276/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33746568 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10668-021-01317-z |
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