Businessmen say that when the hotel rooms are more than 70 percent booked, due to the effect of the Gen-G movement, the bookings are being canceled rapidly.
Two days later, September 27 is World Tourism Day. A discussion on 'Development of Tourism in Chitwan, Prospects and Challenges' was held on Thursday in Sauraha, one of the major tourist spots of the country. In which there was a discussion about the impact on tourism after the Gen Ji movement.
World Tourism Day is celebrated along with tourism season. But this time, the impact of the Gen-Ji movement has fallen on the tourist spots . The main tourist spots are deserted.
'This time should be full of tourists . This is the season when foreign tourists come. During Dasain and Tihar festivals, Nepali people also go out for a lot of sightseeing . But this year the situation is different," said Om Pandey, president of the regional hotel association Sauraha Chitwan. He said that when the hotel rooms in Sauraha were more than 70 percent booked, due to the effect of Gen-G movement, bookings started to be canceled rapidly. ' 90 percent of bookings have been cancelled. The situation is alarming,' he said.
Tourism Minister of Bagmati Province Suresh Shrestha says that it is necessary to spread the message that Nepal's tourism areas are safe all over the world. He also appealed to the government and tourism professionals to run this campaign together.
Conservationist and tourism businessman Vasu Dhungana opined that since the security situation is sensitive, it is necessary for the administration and the community to move forward together. The event was organized by the Regional Hotel Association in collaboration with the Tourism Office in Sauraha under the Ministry of Tourism of Bagmati Province. Chief District Officer of Chitwan Ganesh Aryal said in the
program that it will be difficult to get out of the emergency if we keep the crisis in front. He said that the administration will be helpful to face the difficult times.
Chitwan National Park is the main habitat of rare one-horned rhinoceros, tigers and other animals in the world . Three lakh tourists from home and abroad come to Chitwan every year to see these animals. Sauraha is the main one among the 10 points entering Chitwan Park. There is data that 85 percent of tourists visit the park through this crossing.
