Nepalmountainnews Report | 25 Jun 2008
A latest survey conducted targeting the tourists arriving Bhaktapur, revealed that lack of tourism activities and facilities in the district has lessened the visit and stay of tourists.
According to the survey, about 70 per cent of the visitors visit Bhaktapur only for few hours to a maximum of one day-tour while only 10 per cent of them stay more than three nights.
“This clearly indicates that locals are not benefiting much. If tourism entrepreneurs of Bhaktapur want to get significant benefits and share the tourism benefit to the local community, they will have to jointly and pro-actively market and promote Bhaktapur,” the survey states.
“They also need to work closely with all concerned stakeholders including the government, public and private sector.”
The survey conducted by Bhaktapur Tourism Development Committee (BTDC) on both visitors’ opinion and stakeholders’ opinion with the help of tourism students of Bhaktapur to assess the current tourism scenarios in Bhaktapur, also portrays present tourism scenario, future prospects and possible areas of interventions for the development of sustainable tourism in Bhaktapur district.
The survey report was presented during the closing ceremony of BTDC organized Multi-Stakeholders Roundtable conference and workshop on Sustainable Tourism Development in Bhaktapur recently.
Basudev Lamichhane, CEO of BTDC has presented the findings of the survey collected from various visitors and stakeholders.
During the occasion, the participants also unanimously agreed to contribute in developing a Tourism Master Plan for the sustainable tourism development in Bhaktapur and presented working papers on various aspects of tourism sector.
The conference also decided to form an eleven-member Steering Committee under the chairmanship of District chairman and comprising each representative from political parties, private sector, NGO and from the local communities.
The conference also formed a nine-member follow up committee, under the coordination of BTDC to facilitate the process of development of Tourism Master Plan of Bhaktapur district.
The participants identified the present issues of tourism and suggested recommendations to be incorporated in the future Tourism Master Plan.
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