Tourism System for Namche Bazaar: Analysis of International Tourism Visitation and Destination Development Issues

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Contents
Introduction............................................................................................................... 2
Overview of the historical advancement of tourism for Namche Bazaar.....................................2
Analysis of international tourism visitation to Namche Bazaar................................................3
The attractiveness of the destination................................................................................. 4
Identification and critical analysis of influences of the tourism activity on the host community at
Namche Bazaar.......................................................................................................... 5
Identification and explanation of 2 key destination development issues currently taking place at
Namche Bazaar.......................................................................................................... 5
One tourism issue for Namche Bazaar..............................................................................6
Conclusion................................................................................................................ 7
References................................................................................................................ 8

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Introduction
A tourism system is a conceptual approach helpful in recognising the dynamic fundamentals
of tourism. The tourism at present is viewed as tourism where theory and practices are
connected up with each other in order to address the satisfaction of all those apprehensive
with the working of the system. This report defines the international tourism. Namche as a
destination has been introduced in the report with the main themes. The summary of the
historical development of tourism for Namche market has been defined. The report also
includes the analysis of the international tourists' visits to Namche. The things have been
defined which makes the destination attractive and these are linked with the theories. The
impact of the tourism activity has been identified and critically analysed on Namche market.
Further, the report has identified 2 key destination advancement issues which are taking place
at the destination. Finally, one tourism policy issue for Namche has been critically stated.
Overview of the historical advancement of tourism for Namche Bazaar
Namche Bazaar is identified to be an entrance to the high Himalayas of Mt. Everest region. It
is a small town and is a busy tourist zone and trading hub. Namche is located at 3400-metre
altitude covering 18% of the hotels and lodges. Namche Bazaar is a stunningly beautiful
village developed into small and colourful market sells everything from required in the trip.
In spite of the prosperity, Namche has managed its antique culture, traditions and hospitality.
Namche is having abundant hotels and lodges along with three museums, a monastery and a
stupa (Acharya and Halpenny, 2017). The town is having a lot of trekking stuff. There is
Sagarmatha National Park at the end of Namche Bazaar. The weekly market is run on every
Saturday at Namche Bazaar. The market is specialised in selling agricultural products,
woollen clothes, butter, cheese, trekking gear, electronic items and more. Namche town is
deliberated to be an important part of Nepal tourism. The surrounded Himalayan peaks add
more attraction to the Namche Bazaar (Van Strien, 2018).
Main tourism activities in Namche are mountain climbing, trekking, rafting, hot air
ballooning, bungee jumping, paragliding, jungle safari, mountain flight, rock climbing and
ultralight aircraft. There is a majority of the mountainous environment in Namche. The town
is having a great number of lodgings catering to the need of the visitors. There are thousands
of domestics and foreign tourists who en-route to the mountain visits of Namche Bazaar to
enjoy the scenic beauty. The earthquakes took place in the town has damaged minor to the