TOURISM AND NEPALESE ECONOMY

Presented by: Jagadish prasad bist MBA 2nd

Outline
Introduction History of Nepalese tourism Major attractions ourists related data Nepalese !conomy" Brief #e$ie% ourism #elated Businesses Nepalese !conomy And ourism Major !$ents (onclusion

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Tourism
ourism is tra$el for recreational" leisure" or business

purposes'
According to 0 1:

ra$elling to and staying in places outside their usual en$ironment for not more than one consecuti$e year for leisure" business and other purposes'

Brief Review of Tourism in Nepal

Historical #e$ie% of ourism in Ancient Nepal'

ourism after 3nification of Nepal'

ourism after )4.5'

Historical Review of Tourism in Ancient Nepal, A Glance

6Manjushree7 had made the $alley fit for human habitation by cutting the (ho$ar

Hill of 8athmandu 9alley %ith his s%ord and thereby letting the %ater flo% out from %ithin the $alley'
Although Manjushree is said to ha$e come either from India or (hina" yet he is

regarded as the first tourist e$er $isiting Nepal'

he :reat 8ing of ancient India" Asho; too had $isited <umbini" the birth place

of <ord Buddha" and built the Asho; Pillar there'

he marriage relations bet%een Princess Bhri;uti" daughter of 8ing

Amshu$arma" and =rong>sten :ampo" the ;ing of the northern state <hasa'

Tourism After Unification Of Nepal

8ing Prith$inarayan =hah unified the scattered principalities into bigger Nepal in )?+? A'@

After the treaty of =ugauli in )A)+ A'@ there %ere regular $isits of British nationalities in

8athmandu
8ing :eorge 9 and the Prince of 0ales came to Nepal for hunting tigers in the terai forests in

)4)) and )42) respecti$ely

@espite these de$elopments" the #ana autocracy isolated Nepal from eBternal influence for a

hundred and four years'

@uring that period" Nepal %as a 6forbidden land7 for foreigners eBcept for the small traders and

Indian pilgrims'

Tourism After 1950

0ith the da%n of democracy in )4.5" Nepal open its door to $isitors' ourism @e$elopment Board established in )4.?'

In )4.4" Nepal joined the membership of international union of official tra$el

organiCationDI31 1E"present name" 0orld ourism 1rganiCation D0 1E

@uring the decade" of the %orld famous ), o$er>A555m pea;s ? of the A o$er>A555m pea;s in

Nepal %ere for the first time successfully scaled'

he %orld7s highest pea; Mount =agarmatha D!$erestE %as successfully ascended by enCing

Norgay =herpa of Nepal and =ir !dmund Hillary of Ne% Fealand on May 24" )4.2
here after $arious strategies to promote tourism are formulated

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No Of Tourist Arrival (n Nepal

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a!orit) of visitors come from--.in /01/0

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Nepalese :conom), Brief Review

Poorest and least de$eloped bet%een t%o giant gro%ing

economies'
Agriculture is the primary economic acti$ity' :@P composition:

Agriculture: 2A')J Industry: ).'2J =er$ices: ,+'+J

#emittance based economy D 2.J E 22'A J of the population are belo% po$erty line'

Tourism Relate# Businesses

Accommodation: bed K brea;fasts" tents resorts" lodges" cabins" home stay" hotels" motels"

campgrounds'
Transportation: bus or coach dri$er" rental cars" air transport operator'

Attractions: museums" cultural centers" mountains" ri$ers

Tour operators: bush tuc;er tours" ,%d tag>along tours" guided to%n tours" ad$enture tour" local

sightseeing tours'
Tourism hire and retail: sou$enir sales" art and artifact sales Dpo;hara la;esideE

Bookings: tour des;" tra$el agent" online tour and accommodation sales'

Restaurant & other facilities: restaurant of e$ery genre

Tourism Relate# :nterprises

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Nepalese :conom) An# Tourism

Based on the theory that one tourist employs nine people" %e cannot deny the fact that ..2".55 jobs

has been created in 25)2"

In 25)2" Nepal earned #s 2+'+ billion from tourism" eLui$alent to 2, percent of the $alue of the

country7s total eBports

he industry pro$ides employment to more than ?.5"555 people in a country %here the unemployment

rate is more than ,.J'

Income is forecast to gro% by 2') percent in 25)2 and ,') percent per annum from 25)2 to #s ..'+

billion in 2522
According to the 0

(" Nepal is eBpected to attract 4,+"555 international tourists in 25)2'

Gross "orei&n :;c*an&e :arnin& . Rs (n Billion0

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"orei&n :;c*an&e :arnin& "rom Tourism

As % of GD

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Total Revenue "rom National +ar1s An# +rotecte# Are . Rs2 (n

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'ome Of T*e a!or :vents T*at :ffecte# Nepalese Tourism 'ector

(i$il %ar that cost almost )2"555 li$es in a span of )5 years D)44+>255+E Hijac;ing of Indian Airlines flight I( A), in )444 #oyal massacre in 255) 8ing :yanendra7s coup in 255. (omprehensi$e Peace Accord in 255+ that ended the ci$il %ar Nepal ourism Iear 25))
<umbini 9isit Iear 25)2

Glo<al (nfluence (n Nepalese Tourism

(limate change he global economy

A$iation capacity

International competition

Gluctuations in the eBchange rate

$*allen&es Of Nepalese Tourism

Political instability <ac; of infrastructures

=ecurity of tourists

<ac; of s;illed manpo%er

<ac; of effecti$e Mar;eting

<ac; of in$estment'

hreat of socio>cultural degradation and disappearance of the

con$entional good culture

Tourists Relate# $rimes

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$onclusion
Nepal has a great potential in tourism industry' Nepalese tourism is playing a significant role in Nepalese

economy'
Proper mar;eting and promotion are reLuired to increase

the no of tourists'
Political instability is the main obstacle of tourism in

Nepal
he rural tourism need to be encouraged' In$estment in tourism sector is most important'

References
ourism statistics 25)2 !conomic sur$ey 25)2 by ministry of finance 0i;ipedia :oogle 'com

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