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Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Education

Asian Institute of Technology & Management (AITM) School of Hotel Management

Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Education publishes applied and theoretical work on tourism inquiry, methods and practice. It welcomes interdisciplinary contributions and promotes critical approaches, new concepts, frameworks, methods, models and practices in tourism studies.

TourismHospitalityTourism EducationTourism Management

Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Education

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Article recordVersion of recordOpen accessVol. 6 (2016)August 4, 2026Cited by 3 · Crossref

Tourism in Gorkha: A proposition to Revive Tourism After Devastating Earthquakes

Gorkha, the epicenter of devastating earthquake 2015 is one of the important tourist destinations of Nepal. Tourism is vulnerable sector that has been experiencing major crises from disasters. Nepal is one of the world’…

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  • Him Lal Ghimire

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Gorkha, the epicenter of devastating earthquake 2015 is one of the important tourist destinations of Nepal. Tourism is vulnerable sector that has been experiencing major crises from disasters. Nepal is one of the world’s 20 most disaster-prone countries where earthquakes are unique challenges for tourism. Nepal has to be very optimistic about the future of tourism as it has huge potentials to be the top class tourist destinations by implementing best practices and services. Gorkha tourism requires a strategy that will help manage crises and rapid recovery from the damages and losses. This paper attempts to explain tourism potentials of Gorkha, analyze the impacts of devastating earthquakes on tourism and outline guidelines to revive tourism in Gorkha.

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Disasterschallengesstrategiesplanningmitigationpositive return

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