%0 Journal Article %T Tourism Development in Upper Manang Valley of Annapurna Region %A Bhim P Subedi %A Prem Sagar Chapagain %J Nepal Tourism and Development Review %P 56-68 %D 2011 %R 10.3126/ntdr.v1i1.7370 %X The Context: People have traveled throughout history as they have moved from one place to another for various reasons. However, as a business and as guided by individual and group¡¯s voluntary activity, it flourished after the second half of the 20th century, especially after the Second World War. Nepal followed a similar pattern as it was opened for outsiders only after 1950. Since then Nepal¡¯s natural beauty within various ecological zones and its rich cultural heritage have attracted large number of tourists annually from around the world and particularly from Western Europe. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ntdr.v1i1.7370 Nepal Tourism and Development Review Vol.1(1) 2011 56-68 %U http://www.nepjol.info/index.php/NTDR/article/view/7370