Sociocultural Sustainability of Small Tourism Enterprises: Observations from Ghalegaon’s Community Based Homestays

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  • Baikuntha Prasad Acharya Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation University of Alberta, Edmonton
  • Elizabeth Halpenny Faculty of Physical Education & Recreation University of Alberta, Edmonton

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/jthe.v7i0.17687

Keywords:

Home stay, Socio cultural sustainability, Small tourism enterprise, Ghalegaon

Abstract

Ghalegaon represents one of Nepal’s most popular rural community based tourism entrepreneurship initiatives in a form of home stays. This paper explores the socio cultural sustainability of the Ghalegaon home stays. Fourteen individual interviews, five focus group discussions and onsite observations were used to discuss four categories of socio cultural dimension of sustainability: 1) inclusive, 2) collaborative, 3) resilient, and 4) modernizing. The findings revealed a slow impact of tourism with variations in perceptions of the local people. A critical insight to respective stakeholders are offered.

Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Education

Vol. 7, 2017

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Author Biographies

Baikuntha Prasad Acharya, Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation University of Alberta, Edmonton

PhD Candidate

Elizabeth Halpenny, Faculty of Physical Education & Recreation University of Alberta, Edmonton

Associate Professor

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Published

2017-07-05

How to Cite

Acharya, B. P., & Halpenny, E. (2017). Sociocultural Sustainability of Small Tourism Enterprises: Observations from Ghalegaon’s Community Based Homestays. Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Education, 7, 1–24. https://doi.org/10.3126/jthe.v7i0.17687

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Vol. 7 (2017)

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