Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Government and private sector

Government and private sector play important role for tourism development. This sector is an easy resource for economic development and ready made solution to balance of payments difficulties. Growth of modern life style expands the prospects of tourisms industry. The features of modern life style like paid vacation, week-end, holiday, charter flight etc well tend to promote tourism industry.

Countries can be classified into four groups on the basics of tourism prospects. They are as follows:-

The country where tourism is highly advanced and for them the challenge is how to make continue to sustain that advancement.
The country where tourism already exists and proper management and handling is necessary.
The country where tourism is only limited possibility of advance.
The country where tourism is limited because of the reason of nature like geographically remote, unpleasant climate, lack of basic facilities which tourist requires.

Nepal lies on the group of the country where tourism already exists and proper management and handling is necessary. Government must play direct as well as indirect role for its advancement. Such role can activate private sector to come into function for the promotion of tourism. Such role of government and private sectors generates employment opportunities to the Nepalese youths and also help to correct the unfavourable balance of payment position of the country. This role may substitute the export of young generation as man power to abroad.

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