Local Level Strategies For Capturing Tourism Revenue in Manas National Park: Experts’ Opinion

Volume : (3), Issue : 211, January - 2019

Abstract : There are number of studies undertaken to measure leakage amount of tourism revenue in the village level economy based on national parks or protected areas. Few studies are undertaken which develop local level strategies based on the available resources the local economy has. The present study has taken this issue by formulating objectives like to identify the cause of leakage and to develop local level strategies. The paper has focused different strategies suggested by the Experts’ Panel Opinion.

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