THE CASE STUDY ON THE EXPLORATION OF COVID-19 IMPACTS AND THE RECOVERY MEASURES BY HOTELS IN ANNAPURNA CIRCUIT TREK: Covid-19 Impacts and recovery measures in Annapurna Circuit Trek
Translated title
THE CASE STUDY ON THE EXPLORATION OF COVID-19 IMPACTS AND THE RECOVERY MEASURES BY HOTELS IN ANNAPURNA CIRCUIT TREK
Authors
Sharma, Pawan ; K C, Aarati ; Dahal, Siddhant
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2022
Submitted on
2022-05-31
Pages
76
Abstract
Dette speciale undersøger, hvordan COVID-19-pandemien påvirkede hotelsektoren langs Annapurna Circuit Trek (ACT), en af Nepals mest populære trekkingruter. Hoteller i bjergområderne arbejder under særlige vilkår og tilbyder specialiserede ydelser, og turismen i området er meget sæsonpræget på grund af geografi og vejr. Disse forhold gjorde krisen særligt vanskelig for de lokale virksomheder. Vi fokuserer på fire områder: de udfordringer hotellerne stod overfor, de konkrete virkninger af COVID-19 på deres drift, de strategier hotellejere og -drivere tog i brug, og de erfaringer, de kan anvende fremover. Undersøgelsen bygger på kvalitative interviews med hotellejere langs ACT; deres udsagn udgør hoveddata og fortolkes med støtte i almindeligt anvendte begreber inden for turisme og krisehåndtering. Resultaterne viser, at hotellerne på ACT blev hårdt ramt af pandemien og har oplevet langvarige vanskeligheder. Som svar forsøgte mange at begrænse følgerne ved at forbedre deres produkter og tjenester og ved at justere deres forretningsdrift. Erfaringerne peger på praktiske lærdomme til at styrke beredskab og robusthed i afsides, sæsonprægede turistdestinationer.
This thesis examines how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the hotel sector along the Annapurna Circuit Trek (ACT), one of Nepal’s most popular trekking routes. Mountain hotels operate under unique conditions and offer specialized services, and tourism in this region is highly seasonal because of geography and weather. These features made the crisis especially difficult for local businesses. We focus on four areas: the challenges hotels faced, the specific impacts of COVID-19 on their operations, the strategies hoteliers adopted to cope, and the lessons they drew for the future. The study uses qualitative interviews with hoteliers along the ACT; their statements form the main data and are interpreted with support from commonly used concepts in tourism and crisis management. Findings show that hotels on the ACT were severely affected by the pandemic and have experienced prolonged hardship. In response, many sought to limit the damage by improving their products and services and by adjusting how they run their businesses. These experiences point to practical lessons for strengthening preparedness and resilience in remote, seasonal tourism destinations.
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