REGMI, U: Relationship between air transport and tourism: A

Nepal s economic development is constrained by a high population density, low industrial output, limited natural resources, difficult topography, a weak human capital base with extremely poor levels of education and health, poor public management capacity, and public intervention. There are various factors that have contributed to the economic backwardness of the country such as its topography, lack of resource endowment, landlocked position and weak infrastructures. In such context, tourism has played an important role for the economic growth, prosperity and poverty reduction. The increased reliance of economy on tourism is dependent on air transport because of the rugged topography, difficult weather conditions, poor accessibility in the remote hill, and insufficient connectivity by roads. This book therefore is an effort to provide