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Socio-economic Impact of Tourism • Rise in price of land and housing. • Higher demand raises the prices of consumer goods. • Over expense of health & security by using local tax or receipts. • Inequitable distribution of economic benefits among the local people. • Temptation of easy and fast money. • Problems of traditional occupation & life style. Environmental Impact of Tourism • Pollution of land & water resources. • Deforestation & crisis for wildlife. • Soil erosion & landslides. • Depletion of bio diversity. • Rapid development & overcrowding. • Degradation of parks, reserves etc. Unit 5: Management and Marketing of Ecotourism Tourism: Tourism is an activity of a person travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business or any other purpose. WTO Nature of TOURISM products N A T U R E • Service as a product • Perishability • Variability • Inseparability • Intangibility Elements of Tourism Attractions, Accessibility Accommodation and Amenities Tourism Products of Nepal Mountaineering, Sightseeing, Trekking/hiking, White water Rafting, Paragliding, Rock climbing, Hot air ballooning, Bungee Jumping, Canoeing, Ultra light craft, Bird watching, Jungle safari, Mountain flight, Fishing, Mountain biking, Wave running, Cable car, Ridge walking, Hunting, Agro-tourism, Village tours, Special Interest tours. 32
Cultural Tourism Mountain Tourism Naturebased Tourism Eco - tourism Mass Tourism Tourism Typology Adventure Tourism Sustainable Tourism Agro- Tourism Responsible Tourism Sports Tourism Village Tourism Green Tourism Rural Tourism Others ????? 6 Glossary: Eco-tourism: Perhaps the most over-used & mis-used word in travel industry. Travel to natural areas which conserve the environment and improve the welfare of the local people. Adventure Tourism: Soft adventure (lower risk, greater comfort) & Hard adventure (higher risk, greater physical challenge) Sustainable Tourism: Does not reduce the availability or resources and does not inhibit future travelers from enjoying the same experience. Responsible Tourism: Minimizes negative impacts on the environment Nature-Based Tourism: More generic term for any activity or travel experience with a focus on nature Green Tourism: Often used inter-changeably with eco-tourism & sustainable tourism. Any activity or facility operating in an environmentally friendly fashion Multi-sport Adventures: Focus on physical outdoor activities like rafting, mountain biking, climbing, surfing, diving etc. in a same package Cultural Tourism: Interacting with and observing unique cultures are the focus of this style of trip. All of these definitions are debatable; “Eco” for one might be “Sustainable” for other and so on. Distinction between these terms depends on motives and ethics • Ecotourism: Traveling to undisturbed natural areas with specific object of studying, admiring and enjoying the scenery and its wild plants and animals as well as any existing cultural aspects found in those areas. -WTO • A purposeful travel to natural areas to understand the culture and natural history of the environment taking care not to alter the integrity of the ecosystem while producing economic opportunities that make the conservation of natural resources beneficial to local people. - Ecotourism Society 33
Page 1 and 2: Ecotourism Resource Person: Shreeka
Page 3 and 4: Tourism Products & Activities Na
Page 5 and 6: General Requirements for Eco touris
Page 7 and 8: • Annapurna in June 1950 & Mt. Ev
Page 9 and 10: • Man is only perceived as the us
Page 11 and 12: • Harmony - Leopold, • Spiritua
Page 13 and 14: The evolving role of protected area
Page 15 and 16: • Key stakeholders: Government/pr
Page 17 and 18: Unit 2: Ecotourism Policy, Organiza
Page 20 and 21: PAs - Tourism activities relationsh
Page 22 and 23: The median flush distance and the s
Page 24 and 25: Ecotourism enthusiasts are mostly p
Page 26 and 27: 6. Views human resource management
Page 28 and 29: 12. Remove barriers. It is the prin
Page 30 and 31: • Leisure activities : goods, fac
Page 34 and 35: • Responsible travel to natural a
Page 36 and 37: Service Marketing Mix Marketing Mix
Page 38 and 39: Ecotourism Management and Developme
Page 40 and 41: • Eco-labels may focus on certain
Page 42 and 43: • A strong consensus has develope
Page 44 and 45: Many stakeholders have interests in
Page 46 and 47: • Benefit to local community •
Page 48 and 49: • It provides a first-hand encoun
Page 50 and 51: 6.2 Sustainable tourism development
Page 52 and 53: • Taking a stroll through a rainf
Page 54: • Devolution and decentralization

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