珠穆朗玛峰国家级自然保护区潘得巴项目.pdf

TOURISM ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT IN TIBET Tourism Development in Tibet Domestic Tourists Foreign Tourists Total Jan. – Jul., 2011 3,891,705 (+22%) 60,199 (-48.5%) 3,951,904 (+19.5%) 2010 6,623,069 (+21.8%) 228,321 (+30.5%) 6,851,390 (+22.1%) More than 96% Less than 4% 14.1% of total GDP in 2010; 9% in 2006 (Source: Tibet Tourism Administration, 2011) Key Issues  The majority of tourists are from within China, focused on traditional travel routes  Considerably less tourists are from abroad, due to strict travel regulations for foreign tourists  Trend of how to promote tourism in Tibet “Black-road culture” “Selected itinerary” Opportunities  High-end travel VS Traditional mass tourism  Travel regulations in Tibet  Concepts of sustainable tourism  Infrastructure Qomolangma (Mt. Everest) National Nature Preserve  QNNP in Tibet; 3,381,000 hactares  89,000 people Shigatse The Pendeba Society “Pendeba” is a Tibetan term referring to volunteer community-service workers.  1994 – 2009: The Pendeba Program 2009 – present: The Pendeba Society What we have done  Hardware  Helped local governments and communities build schools, solve drinking water problems, renovate monasteries, and promote family guesthouses  Built the training center  Software  Since 1994, conducted a series of trainings on public health, environmental conservation, economic development, and cultural heritage preservation  Organized study tours for government officials and community representatives to learn best practices Examples of our projects  Tourism v