{"id":2363,"date":"2015-06-09T08:16:34","date_gmt":"2015-06-09T07:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/?p=2363"},"modified":"2022-08-23T13:00:54","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T12:00:54","slug":"what-can-tourists-do-to-help-not-hinder-nepals-quake-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2015\/06\/what-can-tourists-do-to-help-not-hinder-nepals-quake-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"What can tourists do to help\u2014not hinder\u2014Nepal\u2019s quake recovery?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nepal is one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/nepal-shows-its-vulnerability-after-devastating-earthquake-40799\">most hazard-prone countries<\/a> in the world. This is due to its location in a high-intensity earthquake zone and extreme topography. The risk profile is known with relative accuracy and so is the fact that rural communities are considerably more vulnerable than the urban population.<\/p>\n<p>Based on research in other hazard-exposed destinations around the world, tourists were probably not fully aware of the risks involved in travelling to Nepal. Yet the tourism industry will also be critical to Nepal\u2019s economic recovery. When thinking about the future of Nepal and its tourism industry, there are several dimensions to consider.<\/p>\n<span class=\"su-highlight\" style=\"background:#81b910;color:#fff\">&nbsp;In Brief&nbsp;<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>Based on the Nepalese Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation\u2019s <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/www.tourism.gov.np\/uploaded\/TourrismStat2013_final%20integrated.pdf\">tourism statistics<\/span>, about 23,000 visitors would have been in the country on April 25, 2015.<\/li>\n<li>The World Travel and Tourism Council reports that the industry contributed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wttc.org\/press-room\/press-releases\/2015\/wttc-calls-for-international-community-to-assist-nepal-in-aftermath-of-devastating-earthquake\/\">8.9% to Nepal\u2019s GDP<\/a> in 2014, supporting 1.1 million jobs.<\/li>\n<li>Before the earthquake, Nepal was the 26th-fastest-growing tourism economy out of 188 countries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<span class=\"su-highlight\" style=\"background:#81b910;color:#fff\">&nbsp;In Depth&nbsp;<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/what-can-tourists-do-to-help-not-hinder-nepals-quake-recovery-41514?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest+from+The+Conversation+for+June+4+2015+-+2906&amp;utm_content=Latest+from+The+Conversation+for+June+4+2015+-+2906+CID_5433dd19dfc76edb406451d5e9bf82c0&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor&amp;utm_term=What%20can%20tourists%20do%20to%20help%20not%20hinder%20Nepals%20quake%20recovery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read<\/a> the original article on The Conversation<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/NepalTourismRecovery\/?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Discuss<\/a> issues and possible solutions in the Nepal Tourism Recovery Facebook Group<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.wtmresponsibletourism.com\/2015\/05\/05\/tourism-help-nepal-earthquake-openstreetmap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Learn<\/a> about one innovative approach supported by a tourism company in India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<span class=\"su-highlight\" style=\"background:#81b910;color:#fff\">&nbsp;Stay informed on topics like this&nbsp;<\/span>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Susan Becken, Director Griffith Institute for Tourism, looks at how tourism industry should respond to an event like the Nepal earthquake<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2364,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[138],"tags":[296,252],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How can tourists help Nepal&#039;s earthquake recovery?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Susan Becken, Director Griffith Institute for Tourism, looks at how tourism industry should respond to an event like the Nepal earthquake\" \/>\n<meta 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