Tourism Industry

Man does not stay permanently in one place, nor can s/he do so. He travels from place to place. He has many needs and necessities that also force him to travel. In the past, travelling was difficult. However, the man travelled in search of food and shelter. Now there are various means of comfortable travelling. So, he travels to distant places easily.

Tourist

Those people who travel or visit different new places for different purposes are called tourists. They travel various place for business, pleasure, adventure, spend holidays, pilgrimage etc. There are two types of tourists. They are:

• Domestic or internal tourist
• International tourist

Domestic or internal tourist:

The people who travel from one place to another within their own country for various purposes are called domestic or internal tourists. For example, if the students of Kathmandu are in Pokhara for their educational tour, they are called domestic tourists.

International or foreign tourist:

Those people who travel from one country to another for a certain period of time are called international or foreign tourist. International tourists need a visa to go from one country to another country.

Reasons for traveling

1. To enjoy during the holidays
2. To see and learn the lifestyle of other people
3. For pilgrimage
4. To visit famous places
5. To escape from severe climate
6. To be relief and relax

Tourism

Tourism is the business activity related to the services provided for tourists during their stay in a place.

Importance of Tourism in Nepal

The importance of tourism in Nepal are as follows:

1. Source of foreign currencies
2. Support cottage and handicraft industries
3. Development of physical infrastructures
4. Conservation of arts and culture
5. Increase in trade
6. Publicity of Nepal to the world

Problems

Though Nepal is culturally, naturally and geographically rich, there are some problems and challenges to promote the tourism industries. Some of the problems and challenges to promote and develop the tourism are as follows:

1. Lack of infrastructural development
2. Lack of conservation of cultural and religious sites
3. Inadequate means of entertainment
4. Lack of tourists’ goods
5. Lack of proper tourism centers
6. Lack of publicity
7. Lack of facilities and safety for tourists:
8. Internal conflict

Solutions

1. The measures to solve the problems of tourism in our country are as follows:
2. The infrastructural development should be equally distributed in every tourism destinations to make the service accessible to the tourists who admire to visit there.
3. Conservation of old and ancient cultural heritages sites should be done and they should be renovated in their own original style to attract a large number of tourists.
4. The needed facilities, as well as security, should be provided in all the tourism destinations.
5. Cleanliness program should be launched in those areas which have been polluted.
6. Publicity should be increased of the tourism destinations about the beautiful places of Nepal so that there will be an increment in the number of tourists.
7. Internal conflicts should be stopped to encourage the tourists to come here.
8. The number of entertainment facilities should be increased and made available to all tourism destinations.
9. Goods required for tourists should be produced in the country using local materials.
10. Banking facilities, marketing and other tourists’ center should be increased.