Journal of Internet Computing and Services (인터넷정보학회논문지)

Korean Society for Internet Information (한국인터넷정보학회)
권호 표지
DOI QR코드

DOI QR Code

An ICT Framework for Tourism Industry of Nepal: Prospect and Challenges

  • Received : 2016.04.24
  • Accepted : 2016.08.29
  • Published : 2016.12.31
Download PDF
⟨ Previous Next ⟩

Abstract

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has revolutionized the world and has profound impact on the social and economic development of a country. Implementation, practice and accessibility of ICT is viewed as an integral part of any countries' strategy today. These new technologies are becoming popular due to their ability to produce, distribute and provide instant access to massive information in no time. ICT has pervaded almost every aspect of human endeavor that may include health, education, economics, governance, entertainment etc. Tourism is one such vital industry that find enormous application of ICT in its strategic and operational level, to promise long term benefits and enhance economic growth. Tourism industry in western world and some developed countries of Asia have applied ICT for more than 30 years, and have gained tremendous benefits. Nepal which is also growing as one of the favourite tourist destinations lacks proper implementation of ICT in this industry. In our study we examined how the ICT can play a vital role in developing the tourism industry of Nepal. This study is an exploratory research based on primary data collected from tourist visiting Nepal, supported by information from tour operators, government agencies, NGOs and INGOS. A framework is devised on the basis of data and information collected and finally, discussions elaborate on the prospect and challenges of implementation of ICT in tourism industry of $Nep{\grave{a}}l$.

Keywords

References

  1. Adhikari, B. "Tourism Strategy of Nepalese Government and Tourist's Purpose of Visit in Nepal. 2011." Retrieved from aska-r.aasa.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/10638/4985/1/0034-007-201109-79-94.pdf
  2. Poon A. "Tourism, Technology and Competitive Strategies", Cab International, 1999.
  3. Bethapudi A. "The Role of ICT in Tourism Industry." Journal of Applied Economics and Business, Vol.1, Issue4 - December, 2013, PP. 67-79
  4. Gautam B.P (2007) "Opportunities and Challenges of Tourism Financing A Study on Demand and Supply; Status, Structure, Composition and Effectiveness of Tourism Financing in Nepal." Florida USA Year: 2007 Volume: 241 pages ISBN-10: 1599426617 ISBN-13: 9781599426617.
  5. Shanker D. "ICT and Tourism: Challenges and Opportunities. Conference on Tourism in India" Challenges Ahead, May 2008, Guwahati, India. http://dspace.iimk.ac.in/bitstream/handle/123456789/185/50-58.pdf?sequence=1
  6. Ghimire R. P. "Contemporary Issues of tourism Development in Nepal." NATHM Souvenir, 2009. https://scholar.google.co.kr/citations?user=GZn8oj0AAAAJ&hl=zh-TW.
  7. Inkpen, G. "Information Technology for Travel and Tourism," Addison Wesley Logman, Essex UK. 1998.
  8. Kathmandu University, School of Arts & Nepal Tourism Board. Nepal Tourism & Development Review. Volume 1, Issue 1, 2011. Kathmandu, Nepal. http://www.ku.edu.np/ntdr/vol1_no1/journalv1.pdf.
  9. O'Connor, P. "Electronic Information Distribution in Tourism and Hospitality", CABI Publishing, UK. 1999. https://books.google.com.np/books?isbn=1848605277
  10. Jonckers P. "General trends and skill needs in the tourism sector in Europe. Trends and skill needs in tourism." Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. ISBN 92-896-0415-8. 2005. https://books.google.com.np/books?isbn=0415677920
  11. Baggio R & Chiappa G.Del. "Tourism Destination as a Digital Business Ecosystem." Proceedings of the 20th International Conference of Information Technology and Travel and Tourism, Enter 2013. Innsbruck (Austria). https://arxiv.org/pdf/1210.3943
  12. Carter R. and Bedard F. "E-Business for Tourism-Practical Guidelines for Tourism Destinations and Business", WTO Business Council, Madrid. 2001. www.socsimnet.com/down/ICTE2006.pdf
  13. Turner R. "Travel & Tourism: Economic Impact 2014 Nepal." World Travel and Tourism Council. UK. 2014. http://www.wttc.org/-/media/files/reports/economic-impact-research/countries-2015/nepal2015.ashx.
  14. Sheldon, P. "Tourism Information Technology", CABI Publishing, 1997. Oxford, England, ISBN 0-85199-181-5.
  15. Xiaoqiu J. Ma, Dimitrios B. and Haiyan S. "ICTs & Internet Adoption in China's Tourism Industry." International Journal of nformation Management, 23 Sep 2013, 23, 451-467. 23 Sep 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2003.09.002
  16. Wikipedia. "Geography of Nepal." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Nepal. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 2008
  17. Wikipedia. "Telecommunications in Nepal." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
  18. Telecommunications_in_Nepal Wikimedia. Foundation, Inc. 2015
  19. Wikipedia. "Internet in Nepal". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_in_Nepal. Wikimedia. Foundation, Inc. 2015
  20. Nepal Tourism News, Issue 5 july 2013. Published by Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Avaiation. http://www.tourism.gov.np/uploaded/Nepal-Tourism-News-2013-July.pdf.
  21. Bhattarai K Manohar. "Nepal: ICT and eGovernment scenario." Presentation report submitted to High Level Commission for IT. Singhadurbar, Kathmandu. 2010
  22. Pradhan, J. "Information technology in Nepal: what role for the government?", The Electronic Journal of Information System in Developing Countries, Vol. 8 No. 3, pp. 1-11. 2002. www.ejisdc.org/ojs2/index.php/ejisdc/article/download/42/42
  23. Ester K., Hermann K. R. Jurgen. "Integrated Tourism Concepts to Contribute to Sustainable Mountain Development in Nepal". Proceedings of the Regional Workshop. June 2011. www.icimod.org/?q=4465
  24. Ghimire B. "EGovernance and Its Role in Service Delivery." The Nepalese Journal of Public Administration. Ministry of General Admnisitration. 2013. http://nepaknol.net/moga/elibrary/filestore/2/1/8_eb7407b46ec59fb/218_1e913da3cb15100.pdf.

Cited by

  1. Digital Tourism Security System for Nepal vol.14, pp.11, 2020, https://doi.org/10.3837/tiis.2020.11.005