Trekking Use Pattern and Perception of Users and Residents Towards Trekking Tourism in the Annapurna Sanctuary Trail, Nepal
The study assesses trekking use pattern and perception of trekkers and residents towards trekking tourism in the Annapurna Sanctuary Trail (AST) which is one of the most popular trekking areas in Nepal. Two separate questionnaire surveys, one representing 135 randomly selected trekkers and anothe...
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1993
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9896/1/FH_1993_1_A.pdf |
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| Summary: | The study assesses trekking use pattern and perception of trekkers and
residents towards trekking tourism in the Annapurna Sanctuary Trail (AST) which
is one of the most popular trekking areas in Nepal. Two separate questionnaire
surveys, one representing 135 randomly selected trekkers and another involving
110 randomly selected households were conducted. The overall perception of
trekkers was measured by a composite index developed from their opinions for
six different attributes of the journey in the AST, where 1 represented most
favourable perception and 4 represented most unfavourable perception. Likewise,
residents' opinions on support for tourism, perception towards tourism's impacts
and opinions for progressive tourism management statements were used in
measuring the overall perception of residents, but in this case I represented most
negative perception while 4 denoted most positive perception.
It was found that the characteristics of the trekkers and pattern of use of the
AST were not much different from other wilderness areas in the world. The per
day expenditures of the trekkers in the AST was NRs . 222.2. They also spent
large sum of money on trekking fees and porters and guides. However, this money is not retained in the area. Although the trekkers expressed somewhat
unfavourable views towards litter condition and a few services, they in general
showed positive view towards all attributes of the journey in the AST. It was
noted that there were significant differences in the perceptions of trekkers towards
various attributes of the journey in the AST; and area features was the most
important factor in explaining the perception of journey in the AST. |
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