The International Tourism System Of An International Destination Location

The International Tourism System Of An International
Destination Location
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Contents
Introduction- The location and outline of main themes to be discussed and analysed in the case study 3
Provide analysis of tourist visitation to your location. Use relevant statistics to support your answer...3
Explain what makes the destination attractive to tourists. Relate to the tourism system, motivation or
satisfaction theories in this unit.............................................................................................................4
Identify and analyse issues related to tourism and destination development at the location..................5
Identify and analyse negative and positive impacts of tourism activity on the host community at the
location..................................................................................................................................................7
Conclusion- Identify and discuss four policy implications to achieve sustainable tourism outcomes for
the destination.......................................................................................................................................8
References.............................................................................................................................................9
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Introduction- The location and outline of main themes to be discussed and analysed in
the case study
Kathmandu is the largest city in Nepal in the Asian continent, and is the country’s capital.
The place used to be inaccessible to outsiders, and is today a hotspot for tourists and
travellers. The city is also called the Kathmandu Valley region, and today the city is known
for its emerging urban lifestyle mixed with culture and values. It forms the gateway for
tourism to the rest of the country. It is as well the centre of the country’s economy. With
urban infrastructure and other developing structural elements. Choosing the Kathmandu
Valley as a case study, this assignment will be focusing on international tourism from the
perspective of students from Australia. (Ambrose, and Paine, 2018)
Provide analysis of tourist visitation to your location. Use relevant statistics to support
your answer
The Kathmandu Valley is a region of 600 km in central Nepal, and has the capital city as its
centre. Besides the capital city of Kathmandu, three other cities with their attractions
constitute the Valley- Boudhanath, Bhaktapur and Patan, which is a UNESCO-declared
world heritage site.
Nepal’s tourism sector is quite crucial for promoting the holistic development of the country,
including economically. The government and the related ministries have been concentrating
on, and promoting, tourism sector, industry, activities and other associated factors. A 2016
Nepal Tourism Statistics publication had been prepared with the objective of making all
information and details public so that awareness about the country and its tourism can spread
far and wide. The statistics report have detailed out specifications about the tourism sector.
According to the report, tourism is quite active and flourishing, especially international
tourism. The report has established several findings about how tourists like to come to Nepal,
what are the preferences of the tourists and so on and so forth. (Vanhove, 2017)
Tourist come to Nepal by air in large numbers. From 2015 to 2016, their number has
increased to more than 5 lakhs from 4 lakhs of tourist visits by air. The average length of stay
is for a little more than 13 days. The numbers of male and female tourists have risen 3 lakhs
in 2016 compared to 2015. Tourists come to Nepal for all purposes- holiday, pilgrimage,
trekking, and business. The annual revenues earned from the tourist visits have climbed to
more than 50 lakhs in terms of US dollars compared to 2015. There are several tourism
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