Tourists- good or bad

Tourist –good or bad?

Tourism has become one of the most appreciated source of income for many countries of the world. Tourism is the fastest growing industry in this world because it is a very good of earning foreign currency.

Tourism has many advantages and disadvantages. The advantages of tourism include firstly that it provides direct employment for the people associated with occupations in bars, hotels, tour guides. This way the average standard of living of people increases well enough and leads to further lowering of dependency ratio. If there is high employment in a country then the country can concentrate on other aims and objectives like education, health care etc. Secondly, tourism provides indirect employment in terms of factory workers who help to produce goods and services in the economy to meet the increasing demands of the population an the tourists. Tourists also take with them, souvenirs which can be produced by people. Farmers are also encouraged to grow more food for the population.

Thirdly, tourism provides much needed foreign currency and foreign investment. The economy of third world country can boom through this and the population benefits through this.

Lastly, the country has more money so can improve its infrastructure which is a benefit for the local people. For example, roads and communication links built for the easiness of tourists can benefit the local residents of the area as they can have an easy access to the links. This improvement in the infrastructure of the country also adds to its assets and therefore in the long-term the government does not have to spend on infrastructure and can concentrate on other areas of need.

In spite of the advantages of tourism, there can be many disadvantages too as there are always two sides of everything. First of all, tourists cause pollution and can damage the environment e.g. visual and noise pollution from increased buildings. This may serve negatively as increased...

disadvantages of tourism

                                     "Disadvantages of tourism"

Disadvantages (depending upon implementation some of these can turn into advantages)

• cultural destruction, (modernization (world mono-culture), freezes culture as performers, loss: language, religion, rituals, material culture.)

• primary products (sun, sand, surf, safari, suds, ski, sex) (little value added, neo-colonialism)

• environmental destruction (game drives, resorts: golf, ski, beach, desert, world as play ground, SUV.)

• marginal employment (low skill, low wage, menial services, prostitution, drug trade, gambling, hustlers.)

• low benefits (no job security, no health care, no organizing, no work safety rules or enviro standards.)

• development of illegal and/or destructive economic activities (markets for drugs, endangered species, etc.)

• outside hiring (skilled middle and senior management recruited out of the area and transferred in.)

• concentration employment (walled resort enclaves.)

• seasonal employment

• outside decision making (decisions made outside of the area, corporate dollars corrupt government.)

• unrealistic expectations (divert young people from school and brighter futures.)

• anti-democratic collusion (industry support of repressive governments)

• land controlled by the elite (people relocated, agriculture eliminated, prohibited from N.P.)

• negative lifestyle's (STD's, substance abuse, begging, hustling)

• diverted and concentrated development (airport, roads, water, electricity to tourist destinations, development not accessible to locals),

• little forex stays in country (airplanes, vehicles, booze, hot air balloons, generally have foreign owners),

• package programs

• cruises (eat and sleep on board so the economic benefits to the ports-of-call is very thin and limited.)

• unstable market (fickle, affected by local and world events, generally highly elastic)

• health tourism (traveling to get medical procedure at lower cost) has it own set of unique challenges, which include

advantages of tourism

"Advantages of tourism"
         Tourism is one of the very important factors which promote a country's economy. It is considered to be the most powerful tool to promote national integration and unify people from all over the country. All in the states of the USA promote all kinds of tourism, especially the state of Ohio. Ohio offers tourists various historical places and also scenic beauty, which is a pleasure for any tourist. Cincinnati is famous for its tourism and one of the comforts this city offers is its Apartments. It offers quality peaceful living to all its residents. Since 2002, the crime rate in Cincinnati has fallen to a great extent, therefore tourists prefer living in rental apartments as that increases their pleasures during their vacation and gives them the required comfort.
Education provides the true advantages of tourism. Knowledge of a place can best be acquired if that region is properly seen and understood. Students eagerly look forward for such opportunities when they are taken out of the four walls of classrooms to distant places. Englishmen consider their schooling complete only after a tour of the continent. Tourism is one of those experiences which a student cherishes all his life.

what is tourism?

what is tourism?

Toupurposes. The wtodefines tourists as people who "travel to and stay in places outside their usual environment for more than twenty-four (24) hours and not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes not related to the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the place visitedTourism has become a popular global leisure activity. In 2008, there were over 922 million international tourist arrivals, with a growth of 1.9% as compared to 2007. International tourism receipts grew to us$44 billion (642 billion) in 2008, corresponding to an increase inof 1.8%.

As a result of the late-2000s recession, international travel demand suffered a strong slowdown beginning in June 2008, with growth in international tourism arrivals worldwide falling to 2% during the boreal summer mont

This negative trend intensified during 2009, exacerbated in some countries due to the outbreak of the H1N1 influenza virus, resulting in a worldwide decline of 4% in 2009 to 880 million international tourists arrivals, and an estimated 6% decline in international tourism receipts.

national parks in nepal

“Khaptad national park”

It is established in 2040B.S. to preserve the eco-system if the mid hill region of western Nepal. The area of this park is 225 square kilometers. It lies in the altitude ranging between 1450 and 3300 meters. it is spread in the distance of Bajhang, bajura, Doti and accham of seti zone. It has religious and social importance because of the Ashram of Khaptad Baba. Thousands of pilgrims visit here each year.

Habitat diversity is found here. This park has coniferous forest, hardwood, mix hardwood, scrubs and grassland Chirpine, Spruce, Birch, maple and rhododendron are  important vegetation species of this park. The barking deer, ghoral, common leopard, black bear, Himalayan thar, etc are found here. besides these, wide verities of herbal plants are found here. here are 18 species of mammals, 217 bird species, 567 species of flowering plants. 

                                           “Royal bardiya national park”

This park was established in 2032 B.S. It has the area of 968s.q. This park is observed as the fully protected forest area. It lies in the east of river Karnali and the Terai of Mid-Western region. This park lies in the district of Bardia. It is also treated as the park of rare wild animals.

The park has such as rhinoceros, wild elephant, swamp deer, sarus, crane and florican. the crocodile and other many kinds of fishes are found here. The park has animals an extensive Sal forest, grassland, riveraine forest and many rare and endangered wildlife. There are 264 bird species. The important wildlife such as tiger, elephant, rhino and deer. Crocodile and gangetic are also found here.

“Rara national park”

This park is established in 2032 B.S. It is situated nearly at the altitude of 1800 meters to 4048 meters. This park lies in the northwest of Nepal. It is spread from Mugu to Jumla district. The total area of this park is 106 s.q.m. The chief attraction of this park is Rara tal. It has smallest of the country.

The park has 1074 species of flora, 51 species of mammals,212 species of birds one species of reptile and one of amphibian and 3 species of native snow trout. Coniferous forest is the dominant forest however specious of deciduous forest are also found here. Himalayan black bear, Himalayan thar, musk deer, ghoral, red panda are the important wildlife of this park

About pashupatinath temple

“PASHUPATI NATH TEMPLE”

Pashupati temple is situated at the western side of the Bagamati river. The temple Pashupatinath has been preserving many episodes. It is in a Nepalese style design with two stored guilded roofs. It has four gilded doors that enhance its attraction. The western door is usually kept open while others are opened on special occasions. It has been housing traditional art and architectural of Nepal. It has its own historical and architectural significance.

Pashupati complex is an important part of Kathmandu Valley. It has historical significant. It explains the civilizations and settlement of Kathmandu Valley. We can learn natural setting, religion, culture and their interrelationship. Pashupatinath and Guheswori are the most important temples of this area. There is existence of cultural and natural heritages in Pashupati complex. The forests, the Bagamati river and other natural scene have decorated in the Pashupati  complex. There are number of god and goddesses in this area. Some of them are Bhairab, Ananta Narayan, Kageswori, Yama Raj and Genesh temples. Many sculptures and Shivaling in their ancient styles are equally important along with numerous artifacts in the courtyard.

Many rulers contributed to the development of the temples as well as their renovation. At present Pashupati  Development Trust has been carrying out various conservation works in this area. Pashupati  temple is one of the holliest shrines for Hindu all over the world. It conserve a number of monuments zones. It has multitude of artifacts that should be preserved. A number of pilgrims visit Pashupati temples daily. There is Ghat on the bank of the Bagamati river, Thus, it is a religious places

About Pokhara

                                                                                “Pokhara”

Pokhara is situated in the northwestern corner of the Pokhara Valley, which is a widening of the Seti Gandaki valley. The Seti River and its tributaries have dug impressive canyons into the valley floor,which are only visible from higher viewpoints or from the air. To the east of Pokhara is the municipalityof Lekhnath, a recently established town in the valley.In no other place do mountains rise so quickly. Inthis area, within 30 km, the elevation rises from 1,000 m to over 7,500 m. Due to this sharp rise in altitude the area of Pokhara has one of the highest precipitation rates of the country (over 4,000 mm/year). Even within the city there is a noticeable difference in the amount of rain between the south of the city by the lake and the north at the foot of the mountains

The climate is sub-tropical but due to the elevation the temperatures are moderate: the summer temperatures average between 25–35 °C, in winter around 5–15 °C.In the south the city borders on Phewa Tal (lake)(4.4 km² at an elevation of about 800 m above sea level), in the north at an elevation of around 1,000 m the outskirts of the city touch the base of the Annapurna mountain range. From the southern fringes of the city 3 eight-thousanders (Dhaulagiri, Annapurna, Manaslu) and, in the middle of the Annapurna range the Machapuchhre (Nepali language: Machhapuchhre: 'Fishtail') with close to 7,000 m can be seen. This mountain dominates the northern horizon of the city and its name derives from its twin peaks, not visible from the south. The porous underground of the Pokhara valley favours the development of caves of which three prominent ones can be found within the city: Mahendra, Bat and Gupteswor. In the south of the city, a tributary of the Seti coming from Fewa Tal disappears at Patale Chhango (Nepali for Hell's Falls, also called Devi's or David's Falls, after someone who supposedly fell into the falls) into an underground gorge,to reappear 500 metres further south.The Annapurna range from the World Peace Pagoda above Phewa lake.Pokhara spans 8 km from north

to south and 6 km from east to west but, unlike Kathmandu, it is quite loosely built up and still has much green space. The Seti Gandaki flowing through the city from north to south divides the city roughly in two     halves with the down-town area of Chipledunga in the middle, the old town centre of Bagar in the north

and the tourist district of Lakeside (Baidam) in the south all lying on the western side of the river. The gorge through which the river flows is crossed at five points, the major ones are (from north to south):

K.I. Singh Pul, Mahendra Pul and Prithvi Highway Pul. The eastern side of town is mainly residential. About half of all tourists visiting Pokhara are there for the start or end of a trek to the Annapurna Base Camp and Mustang.Lake Phewa was slightly enlarged by damming. It is in danger of silting up because of the inflow during the monsoon. The outflowing water is partially used for hydro power. The dam collapsedin the late 1970s and has been rebuilt. The power plant is located about 100 m below at the bottom of the Phusre Khola gorge. Water is also diverted for irrigation into the southern Pokhara valley.The eastern Pokhara

Valley receives irrigation water through a canal running from a reservoir by the Seti in the north of the city. Phewa lake is also used for commercial fishing. The tourist area is along the north shore of the lake (Baidam,Lakeside and Damside). It is mainly made up of little shops, little hotels, restaurants and bars. The larger hotels can be found on the southern and south-eastern fringes of the city, from where the view of the mountains is best. To the east of the valley, in Lekhnath, are several smaller lakes, the largest being Begnas Tal and Rupa Tal. Begnas Tal is also known for its fishery projects. There are no beaches in the valley, but one can rent boats in Phewa and Begnas Tal >Bindhyabasini Temple in the evening.After the annexation of Tibet by China that led to the Indo-China

war the trading route to India became defunct. Today only few caravans from Mustang still arrive in Bagar. Pokhara stupas.Pokhara has become a major tourist hub of Nepal, more than making up for the loss of its trading importance. The city offers a combination of nature and culture and is mostly known as the gateway to the trekking route "Round Annapurana", which is usually a trek of 25 days.Pokhara is quite a modern city with only few touristic attractions in the town itself. Most interesting is the old centre in the north of the city (Bagar, Purano Bazar) where still many old shops and warehouses in the Newari style can be found. Although more seldom, mule caravans still arrive there from Mustang.

  Temples worth visiting in the older part of town are Bindhyabasini temple and Bhimsen temple. Another temple, Barahi temple, is located on an island in the Phewa lake, accessible only by boats.The modern commercial city centre at Chiple Dhunga and Mahendrapul (now called Bhimsen Chowk, named after a Shahid (Martyr)in Jana-aandolan II, April, 2006) is halfway between the lake and Purano Bazar, the old centre. Apart  from this there are several subcentres in other parts of town: in the north in Bagar, in the south between Prithvi Chok and Srijana Chok (mainly hardware stores), and in the east, on the other side of the Seti, in Ram Bazar.Phewa lake and lakeside view from Sarangkot.On a hill overlooking Phewa Tal from the south is the World Peace Stupa (at 1,113 m) QTVR built in 1996 with a view of the lake, across the city and of the snow peaked mountain ranges of Manaslu, Annapurna and Dhaulagiri Himal.    

The best viewpoint of Pokhara is Sarangkot (1,600 m) and Thulakot (in Lekhnath a part of famous Royal Trek from where  four lakes Phewa, Begnas, Khaste and Dipang and whole Annapurna range can be seen) to the west of the city.Paths and a road lead almost to the top of Sarangkot with an excellent view of the mountains and the city. On the summit of Sarankot there is a Buddhist stupa/monastery, which also attracts many tourists.Seti gorge in Pokhara.The major touristic attractions of Pokhara are its scenic views in and around town. Many of them are not mentioned in guides or maps. The Seti Gandaki (White Gandaki) and its tributaries have created spectacular gorges in and around the whole city. The Seti gorge runs through the whole city from north to south. At places it is only a few metres wide and the river is so far down below that, at places it is not visible or audible.In the middle of the city, the gorge widens to a canyon lookinglike a crater.