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DISASTERS: EARTHQUAKES:
COUNTRIES: NEPAL:
Nepal Earthquake: Tour Operators Axe Trips
in Fresh Blow to Fragile Economy
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Nepal Earthquake: Tour Operators Axe Trips
in Fresh Blow to Fragile Economy
Travel firms cancel bookings to trekking hotspots after 7.8-magnitude
quake leaves cultural landmarks in ruins
Quake-hit residents clear rubble from their destroyed houses in Harisddhi,
on the outskirts of Nepals capital, Kathmandu. Photograph: Nicolas
Asfouri/AFP/Getty
Damien Gayle
Wednesday 29 April 2015 08.56 EDT
The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/29/
nepal-earthquake-tourism-industry
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Nepal faces a big hit to its economy as tour operators continued to cancel
bookings to the country after a deadly earthquake struck at the weekend.
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It welcomed nearly 800,000 tourists in 2013, whose spending contributed at
least 2% to its GDP. Now many countries are advising against all but
essential travel to Nepal as it struggles to recover from disaster.
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With many ancient temples and popular backpacking trails obliterated, a
devastating blow to Nepals cultural heritage could be compounded by a jobs
crisis if tourists go elsewhere.
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The quakes have also scuppered government plans to promote Nepal, which
boasts the worlds highest mountain as well as ancient Hindu and Buddhist
heritage, as a hotspot destination for mountaineers, rock climbers and
spiritual adventurers.
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An executive at one tour operator, which runs regular backpacking trips to
Nepal, said the immediate impact of the disaster on the countrys tourist
industry had been devastating, but he hoped it would soon bounce back.
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Michael Edwards, the UK managing director of Intrepid Travel, said the
firms trips to the country had been cancelled until 11 May.
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The first wave of backpackers and hikers could return to Nepal as early as
October, the beginning of the next trekking season, Edwards said, and the
tourism industry would help.
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Us and other operators will do our best to get people back there as soon
as possible, he said.
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