Pastoralism and Rangeland Management on the Tibetan Plateau in ...
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2.1 Purpose of visit<br />
Nepal offers someth<strong>in</strong>g for every visitor. Table 3 shows <strong>the</strong> number of tourist<br />
arrival from 1997 till 2007 <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>the</strong> purpose of <strong>the</strong>ir visit. Tourists com<strong>in</strong>g<br />
for holiday pleasure are <strong>the</strong> highest <strong>in</strong> number. Trekk<strong>in</strong>g <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> mounta<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g<br />
c<strong>on</strong>stitute about 21 percent. Holiday pleasure comb<strong>in</strong>ed with trekk<strong>in</strong>g <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
mounta<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g totals about 70 percent of total arrivals. Pilgrimage c<strong>on</strong>stitutes<br />
about 7 percent of total tourist arrival (Figure 2). A substantial number of<br />
visitors also come for bus<strong>in</strong>ess <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> official purposes. In additi<strong>on</strong>, Nepal has<br />
gradually emerged as a preferred locati<strong>on</strong> for organiz<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>ternati<strong>on</strong>al c<strong>on</strong>ferences<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> sem<strong>in</strong>ars.<br />
Table 3: Number of tourists <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> purpose of visit (1997–2007)<br />
Year Holiday<br />
Pleasure<br />
130<br />
Trekk<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Mounta<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Bus<strong>in</strong>ess<br />
Pilgrimage<br />
Official C<strong>on</strong>ference<br />
Total<br />
1997 249360 91525 27409 4068 24106 5824 402292<br />
1998 261347 112644 24954 16164 22123 5181 442413<br />
1999 290862 107960 23813 19198 24132 5965 471930<br />
2000 255889 118780 29454 15801 20832 5599 446355<br />
2001 187022 100828 18528 13816 18727 NA 338921<br />
2002 110143 59279 16990 12366 17783 58907 275468<br />
2003 97904 65721 19387 21395 21967 111758 338132<br />
2004 167262 69442 13948 45664 17088 71893 385297<br />
2005 160259 61488 21992 47621 16859 67179 375398<br />
2006 145802 66931 21066 59298 18063 72766 383926<br />
2007 228000 86000 30000 61000 22000 96841 523841<br />
Source: M<strong>in</strong>istry of Culture, Tourism <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Civil Aviati<strong>on</strong>, 2006, www.tourism.<br />
gov.np/<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Nepal Tourism Sector Analysis, UP ZRS, 2008, URL: http://<br />
asiantour.progetti.<strong>in</strong>formest.it/market_analysis/nepal.pdf<br />
It is a suitable locati<strong>on</strong> for hold<strong>in</strong>g regi<strong>on</strong>al tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> workshops for <strong>the</strong><br />
SAARC countries. C<strong>on</strong>ference <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> meet<strong>in</strong>gs br<strong>in</strong>g about 12 percent of visitors.<br />
Knowledge about purpose of visit helps <strong>in</strong> improv<strong>in</strong>g services <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> facilities for<br />
tourists com<strong>in</strong>g for different purposes, as well as <strong>in</strong> develop<strong>in</strong>g new dest<strong>in</strong>ati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
to suit tourists’ preferences.<br />
The number of tourists com<strong>in</strong>g for holiday pleasure decl<strong>in</strong>ed rapidly dur<strong>in</strong>g<br />
political mayhem but picked up when normalcy returned.
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