Impact of COVID-19 on Pilgrimage Tourism: A Case Study of Lumbini, Nepal

The coronavirus outbreak is troubling the pilgrimage tourism industry in terms of economic, social, food, employment, and spiritual faith as pilgrimage activities are being stopped during the pandemic. The COVID-19 restriction and the nationwide lock-down has made it a very difficult time for pilgrims to stop the travel movement and this has made a big worry for government around the world. The pilgrimage tourism in Mecca, Vatican City, Israel, and India has been affected much by pandemic as gathering in the pilgrimage sites have been restricted since the year 2020. Lumbini one of the most important pilgrimage site, which is also a UNESCO-listed World Heritage site in Nepal, and has a significant contribution to the national economy. This research uses Lumbini, Nepal, the birthplace of Lord Buddha, to explore the impact of novel coronavirus on pilgrimage tourism and discusses the challenges experienced by Buddhist pilgrim, monks and nuns in different monasteries in 2020 and during the first quarter of the year 2021. The research is qualitative. The study is based on both primary and secondary data gathered through interviews with the related stakeholders and the review of several relevant secondary sources. The outcomes of the research illustrate that pilgrimage tourism has been extremely affected by coronavirus and lock-down causing multiple effects on social creation, economic and holy activities, and daily lives of the monks and nuns in Lumbini.

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Tourist perceptions and attitudes regarding the impacts of climate change on Victoria Falls

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series ◽

10.2478/bog-2020-0002 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 47 (47) ◽

pp. 27-44 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Kaitano Dube ◽

Godwell Nhamo

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Tourism Industry ◽

Product Diversification ◽

World Heritage Site ◽

Tourism Product ◽

Heritage Site ◽

Perceptions And Attitudes ◽

Future Viability ◽

Victoria Falls ◽

The Impact

AbstractTourist perceptions are critical in shaping tourism development at a destination. Regardless of the centrality and vulnerability of the tourism industry, tourism geographers have been shying away from perception studies, and more so in Africa. Some of the destinations most vulnerable to climate change and related weather activities are water-based natural resorts. Recent droughts have ignited an intense debate that has brought the future viability of tourism in Victoria Falls into question. Using a mixed-method approach, the study sought to document tourist perceptions and attitudes regarding the impact and future of the Victoria Falls World Heritage Site. It emerged that Victoria Falls is categorised as a last-chance tourism destination. Going forward there is need for continuous resort monitoring, tourism product diversification, and transparency and proper communication, particularly during years of extreme droughts, in order to avoid tourism disruption. Climate change action is a must for all tourism stakeholders to save the resort.

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The impact of quarantine due to COVID-19 pandemic on the tourism industry in Lviv (Ukraine)

Problems and Perspectives in Management ◽

10.21511/ppm.18(2).2020.17 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 194-205

Author(s):

Mykhailo Rutynskyi ◽

Halyna Kushniruk

Keyword(s):

Negative Impact ◽

Tourism Industry ◽

World Heritage Site ◽

Economic Losses ◽

Heritage Site ◽

Unesco World Heritage Site ◽

Tourism Sector ◽

The Impact ◽

The City

The global crisis caused by COVID-19 pandemic and the introduction of long-term international quarantine measures have had a very negative impact on the tourism industry. The paper aims to analyze the sectoral losses of the tourism industry during quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Lviv, a city whose historical center is included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site. The article highlights the potential of the tourism industry before the introduction of quarantine measures, as well as using extrapolation methods estimates the economic losses of the tourist industry of Lviv in the conditions of long-term quarantine. Besides, the anti-crisis measures of the city authorities to minimize the impact of quarantine due to COVID-19 pandemic on the tourism industry of Lviv are described. Based on a statistical analysis of the forecasted economic losses, it is recommended that city authorities abolish some local taxes and fees in the tourism sector to restore its potential as soon as possible.

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The Role of New Media in Facilitating Entrepreneurship in Tourism - Case Study: Promoting Komodo Island in East Nusa Tenggara

Jurnal ULTIMA Comm ◽

10.31937/ultimacomm.v2i2.193 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 63-72

Author(s):

Dessy Kania

Keyword(s):

New Media ◽

Tourism Industry ◽

World Heritage Site ◽

Foreign Visitor ◽

Printed Media ◽

Heritage Site ◽

High Inflation ◽

Tourism Destinations

Tourism is an important component of the Indonesian economy as well as a significant source of the country’s foreign exchange revenues. According to the Center of Data and Information - Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the growth of foreign visitor arrivals to Indonesia has increased rapidly by 9.61 percent since 2010 to the present. One of the most potential tourism destinations is Komodo Island located in East Nusa Tenggara. With the island’s unique qualities, which include the habitat of the Komodo dragons and beautiful and exotic marine life, it is likely to be one of the promising tourism destinations in Indonesia and in the world. In 1986, the island has been declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism continuously promotes many of the country’s natural potential in tourism through various media: printed media, television and especially new media. However, there are challenges for the Indonesian tourism industry in facilitating entrepreneurship skills among the local people in East Nusa Tenggara. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (2011), East Nusa Tenggara is considered as one of the poorest provinces in Indonesia where the economy is lower than the average, with a high inflation of 15%, and unemployment of 30%. This research is needed to explore further the phenomenon behind the above facts, aiming at examining the role of new media in facilitating entrepreneurship in the tourism industry in Komodo Island. The results of this study are expected to provide insights that can help local tourism in East Nusa Tenggara. Keywords: Tourism, Entrepreneurship, New Media

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The Impact of World Heritage Site Designation on Local Communities- The Al-Salt City as a Predicted Case Study

10.37421/jcde.2020.10.348 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Nadine Al-Bqour

Keyword(s):

World Heritage ◽

Local Communities ◽

World Heritage Site ◽

Heritage Site ◽

The Impact

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Study on Comprehensive Economic Contribution Caused by Development of the Natural Heritage Scenic Spot——Taking World Heritage Site Danxia Mount as an Example

International Journal of Business and Management ◽

10.5539/ijbm.v12n3p214 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 214

Author(s):

Liu Yi ◽

Zhang Mengfan

Keyword(s):

Tourism Development ◽

World Heritage ◽

Tourism Industry ◽

World Heritage Site ◽

Tree Model ◽

Spreading Effect ◽

Natural Heritage ◽

Heritage Site ◽

Scenic Spot ◽

Multiplier Effect

Despite the rising status of tourism industry, most of scenic spots are lack of innovation in tourism developing patterns, and tickets economy still dominate most of the region’s tourism development. Based on this background, this paper taking world heritage site Danxia Mount as an example, using input-output analysis method, introducing the theory of lateral effect, has build structure tree model for multiplier effect of consumption in scenic spot. According to the tree model, multiplier effect of consumption in natural heritage scenic spot include industry spreading effect transmitted by endogenetic route and lateral effect transmitted by exogenous route. On the basis of research results, this paper gives suggestions to government on public tourism resources of scenic spots about how to choose appropriate tourism development pattern and make reasonable price policies of scenic spots.

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Assessing the hydrological impacts of agricultural changes upstream of the Tunisian World Heritage sea-connected Ichkeul Lake

Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences ◽

10.5194/piahs-365-61-2015 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 365 ◽

pp. 61-65 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

J. Aouissi ◽

Z. L. Chabaane ◽

S. Benabdallah ◽

C. Cudennec

Keyword(s):

Agricultural Land ◽

World Heritage ◽

Water Levels ◽

World Heritage Site ◽

Landsat Images ◽

Heritage Site ◽

Unesco World Heritage Site ◽

Ichkeul Lake ◽

The Impact

Abstract. The impact of changes in agricultural land use and practices as a controlling driver of hydrologic response and as a source of diffuse pollution, are studied in the Joumine River basin, discharging into the Ichkeul Lake, northern Tunisia, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1979. The lake is characterized by a very specific hydrological functioning based on a seasonal alternation of water levels and salinity through its link to the Mediterranean Sea. Three Landsat images, in situ surveys and SWAT modelling were used to simulate and assess streamflows and nitrate loads under retrospective land uses.

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Impact of Covid-19 on Tourism Industry in Bangladesh: A Narrative Review of the Period March 2020 to March 2021

International Journal of Community Service & Engagement ◽

10.47747/ijcse.v2i3.302 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

pp. 72-87

Author(s):

Md. Tariqul Islam

Keyword(s):

Secondary Data ◽

Tourism Industry ◽

Future Research ◽

Huge Number ◽

Secondary Research ◽

Recovery Strategies ◽

Research Questions ◽

Negative Impacts ◽

The Impact ◽

Industry Professional

The objective of this study is to examine the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the tourism industry of Bangladesh and to suggest some probable recovery strategies for minimizing the effect of COVID-19 in the tourism industry of Bangladesh. Secondary data is the heart of this study and the study has been conducted by following the three steps approaches of secondary research procedures which include developing research questions, identifying the database to answer the research questions and evaluating the collected secondary dataset. The study has found that the COVID-19 has several negative impacts on the tourism industry including the noticeable losses of revenue, a huge number of cuts off of jobs and closing the operation of the business both permanently and temporarily. Though it is near to impossible to get overcome this pandemic quickly but taking proper strategies can minimize the impact and recover the industry. This study provides an understanding of the present scenario of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic with a guideline for future research to the academician and probable recovery strategies for the industry professional.

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Brief communication: Post-wildfire rockfall risk in the Eastern Alps

10.5194/nhess-2019-235 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Sandra Melzner ◽

Nurit Shtober-Zisu ◽

Oded Katz ◽

Lea Wittenberg

Keyword(s):

Fire Severity ◽

World Heritage ◽

Eastern Alps ◽

World Heritage Site ◽

Weather Extremes ◽

Heritage Site ◽

The Impact

Abstract. In the Eastern Alps no previous research focused on the impact of wildfires on the occurrence of rockfalls. The investigation of wildfires and post-wildfire rockfalls gains new importance with respect to changes in weather extremes and rapid social developments such as population growths and tourism. The present work describes a wildfire that occurred in August 2018 in a famous world-heritage site in Austria. Indicators of fire severity and rockfall occurrence during and after the fire are described.

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Strategi Penanganan Krisis Dampak Erupsi Gunung Agung oleh Pelaku Pariwisata Ubud

Jurnal Master Pariwisata (JUMPA) ◽

10.24843/jumpa.2020.v07.i01.p05 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 107

Author(s):

Gusti Ayu Marcela Dewi ◽

I Nyoman Sunarta ◽

I Nyoman Sukma Arida

Keyword(s):

Negative Impact ◽

Case Study Research ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Tourism Industry ◽

Primary Data ◽

Government Organizations ◽

Qualitative Descriptive ◽

Response And Recovery ◽

Stakeholder Needs ◽

The Impact

The phenomenon of Mount Agung eruption has a negative impact on Ubud tourism. The impact of this event was greater than the 2002 Bali bombing. Generally, governments and tourism actors in Ubud have no yet a specific management to reduce the negative impact of Mount Agung eruptions. This research is qualitative descriptive method approach with case study research. Primary data in this study were obtained from interviews with informants namely; government, tourism institutions (NGOs) and tourism industry players in Ubud. Researchers also used online desk research to collect the secondary data that already exists on the internet from trusted sources in the form of public documents (images, e-news), or personal documents (e-mail, work reports and results of minute meetings). The result of this study, there were obtained four stages of crisis handling carried out by Ubud’s tourism actors namely 4R such as, reduction, readiness, response, and recovery. To minimize the negative impact of Mount Agung eruption, stakeholder needs synergetic all elements such government, non-government organizations (NGOs), industry actors, communities and other stakeholders to keep tourism sector remains conducive. Keywords: strategy of tourism actors, Mount Agung eruption, crisis

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