Study on Rural Tourism by the Students of Silver Mountain School of Hospitality Management (SMSHM)

A two nights and three days outdoor program was held at Nagarkot (33kms north east of Kathmandu city) for the students of SMSHM to promote rural as well as domestic tourism in Nepal. The responsibility of managing this trip was given to Dream Nepal Travels & Tours Pvt. Ltd. Kathmandu, Nepal.

Dream Nepal Travel & Tours Pvt. Ltd. has been handling these types of trips in the other parts of the country as well with other tourism colleges as well.

Bijaya Pradhan – Executive Chairman of Dream Nepal Travels & Tours believes that such outdoor activities will enhance the capability of students to understand people, places and the culture and contribute in quality human resources development in the tourism industry of Nepal.

This outdoor trip will also promote domestic tourism and support the local economy. If it is possible students should be taken to new destinations that would further help create a positive image about such destinations, which they will be selling in the future,” says Mr. Pradhan.

To prepare human resources is a great challenge for the tourism industry itself for which generating interest to travel among students is as important as, giving them courses on courtesy and skillful training. In Nepal, there are numbers of tourism students but until and unless they are familiar with tourism, all their learning will be completely in vain.

The students made a power point presentation of their skills on setting up a restaurant, hotel & resorts. In the 5th semester the students of SMSHM has to prepare for this project and has to be submitted to the school. In total there were 56 students.

This outdoor activities allow the students to go and see for themselves what they have been listening from their teachers. The close encounter with nature, culture and adventure will not only help them learn but also develop their confidence level in their career development phase.

Outdoor activities to places having historical & natural importance will further help them respect these monuments and identify conservation needs and efforts.

Simultaneously, outdoor activities support local economy in the region through consumption of local goods, products and uses of hotels and accommodations largely.

In today’s context, when the country is in need of tourists, these students may help them to sustain. In fact, some hoteliers even believe that these types of trips being in huge volume are capable to benefit local hotels than FITs.

Outdoor activities help the students learn more of the situation varying from cultural, natural, political and social. Students are the future successors of tourism industry that’s why it becomes more important to prepare them from today. These outdoor trips, however provides them opportunity to come face to face with the reality and help them procure their tourism career to a large extent.

This type of trip not helps the students to learn more about rural tourism, but also help the local economy as they eat at local restaurant buy things etc.

 Dream Nepal Travels & Tours Pvt. Ltd.  promotes responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people.