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Sociocultural Sustainability of Small Tourism Enterprises: Observations from Ghalegaon’s Community Based Homestays

Article by Baikuntha Prasad Acharya, Elizabeth Halpenny. Published July 5, 2017.

Baikuntha Prasad Acharya, Elizabeth Halpenny

Published: July 5, 2017Pages: 1-24DOI: 10.3126/jthe.v7i0.17687Cited by 7 · Crossref
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Sociocultural Sustainability of Small Tourism Enterprises: Observations from Ghalegaon’s Community Based Homestays

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Abstract

Ghalegaon represents one of Nepal’s most popular rural community based tourism entrepreneurship initiatives in a form of home stays. This paper explores the socio cultural sustainability of the Ghalegaon home stays. Fourteen individual interviews, five focus group discussions and onsite observations were used to discuss four categories of socio cultural dimension of sustainability: 1) inclusive, 2) collaborative, 3) resilient, and 4) modernizing. The findings revealed a slow impact of tourism with variations in perceptions of the local people. A critical insight to respective stakeholders are offered.

Article Details

Journal
Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Education
Issue
Volume 7, Issue vol-7-2017, 2017
Section
Articles
Pages
1-24
DOI
10.3126/jthe.v7i0.17687
Published
July 5, 2017
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