A tourist is anyone who travels from home to somewhere new, usually for leisure, and to be in a different situation but also for business or to a conference.

Six percent of the national income is derived from the tourism in Nepal.

People who move from their own country to another country are called international tourists. When a British or a German or Japanese come to Nepal, such a person is called international tourist.

Yes, I have met many tourist moving across the Hanuman Dhoka Durbar square and Pokhara. They were taking photographs and observing historical and archeological Hanuman Dhoka Durbar square. Some seemed to be taking rest in restaurant.

The five positive impacts of tourist coming in Nepal are:

• Tourism helps to develop the economic condition of a country as it helps to earn foreign currency.
• As the tourist visit different places of Nepal, they also come across and get to know about our culture by seeing different dances, hearing different songs, and celebrating festivals. In this way, our culture can be known throughout the world.
• From tourists, we can learn many good things. We can develop good habits such as cleanliness taking hygienic food, learning new languages and broaden our outlook.
• Increase the chances of job and industries and trade can develop well.
• Develops the infrastructures like transportation communication electricity, etc in the society.

• When more tourists come to Nepal, they also tend to increase the pollution. Especially when they go for trekking, they take tents along with the plastics and tin and cans (drinks). So, after the food is finished, they throw the plastics and tin cans wherever they want: this increase pollution.
• Many tourists that come from other countries bring AIDS and spread through various means. They also take drugs, Nepal youth also adopt them. Many people are engaged in the business of drugs. So, they do more harm to us than good.
• Tourists are from foreign countries and they have very different culture. There are such things in their culture which are not in ours, like free sex, kissing in the open area, roaming around rude, etc. It is a matter of cultural shock for Nepalese. Hence, many changes occur or local culture disappears.
• Many people become unemployed during off-seasons and profit goes to overeseas companies.

• People get seasonal vacation (summer, winter, Dashain, etc.) every year. Some employees get long holidays after a tiring schedule in the office or on the war front. Then they like to travel for some time.
• People travel to different countries with the aid of fast means of transport like airplanes, ships, electric trains and cable cars.
• People also travel to place just for recreation and research.

• To celebrate holidays.
• To climb mountains and go trekking.
• To promote and carry on business.
• Pilgrimage.
• To carry on official work.
• To take part in conferences.
• To study Nepalese life style.

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• Provides employment to the people.
• Helps to earn foreign currency.
• Contribution to the development of economy of the country.
• Promotes globalization of our culture and its exchanges.
• Helps to broaden the outlook and mental horizon of the people.

On an outlook of physical and religious aspects, Nepal is an incomparable country in the world. The teeth shaped mountain mighty and magnificent mountains ranges are in the north. Some of the highest mountain peaks including the world's highest and third highest Mt. lie in these ranges. The lofty grassland on the foot adds the beauty of Himalayas. The laughing streams, fast flowing rivers, lakes, world's deepest Georges and the world's deepest valley also lure tourist. Panoramic views river basins, cave, caverns and lakes of hilly region equally spellbound the tourist.
Nepalese architectures are said to be matchless in the world. The majority of the pilgrimages such as temples, shrines monasteries located in towns and cities and a few of them lie far in remote hilly areas like Gosainkunda, TatoPani, Muktinath, etc. tourists can come to see, worship and enjoy in these places. This way Nepal has a great potentiality of tourism development.

Tourism industry in a broader sense refers to the aspect of tourism in which a total related people perform various tourist targeted service and activities like lodging, fooding various sorts of entertainment, trekking, camping through hotels, lodges, travels agencies, airlines, etc.
Various landmarks in various countries throughout the world have peculiar natural beauties, geographical surprises, and uniqueness. All these things provoke people to visit and enjoy those places. Nepal is one of the most potential destination site for any tourists of the world which can provide extreme satisfaction and pleasure enriched with glorious tall Himalayas, panoramic views and sight-seeing, lakes, valleys, trekking sites. A country almost unknown to most of the people of the world, which is landlocked and slow pacing in development, can make an extreme turnover from tourism. It can infact, become as only glorious reason of resource to change the destiny of our people and the country. But we have lots of problems behind. The importance of tourism can be enlisted below:

• It helps earning foreign currency
• Promotion of art and craft
• Opportunity of Employment
• Support to cottage industries
• Support for the infrastructures
• More change of revenue collection
• Expansion of culture and tradition
• Our country's publicity

Nepal underwent with serious political instabilities during 2052-62. The civil war during this period thrashed peace, order and its images around the world. Nepal's the most reliable source of economy is tourism. It can be supportive for our prosperity and unity. To promote the tourism Nepal Government officially announced the year 2011 was declared with a special opening ceremony at the Dashrath stadium by President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav. Since then many formal and informal ceremonies have been held at various places. It had announced with aggressive target of welcoming about 10 lakes of tourists in Nepal within 2011.
Nepal is a landlocked country and economically far back warded. Tourism is the greatest hope, expectations for the promotions of our country. The importance are as follows:

• It can give support to economic strengthening:
• The utilization of art and skill
• Employment Opportunities can be created
• Infrastructures of development can be promoted
• Nepal can have more publicity
• A positive and diverted development

• Creation of Job
• Earning of foreign currency
• Development of infrastructure
• Conservation of art and culture
• Publicity of Nepal in the world
• Increase in government revenue.