Risk Management in Adventurous Sports Tourism. A case study of trekking in Nepal.
Rijal, Amrita (2024)
2024
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2024122037785
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2024122037785
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The study was conducted to explore Risk management practices in Adventure Sports tourism, with specific focus on trekking activities in Nepal. Adventure tourism has inherent risk, including environmental, health, operational challenges. Ensuring safety and mitigate this risk are critical for maintaining customers trust and sustaining business operations. The objective was to identify key risks, evaluate risk management practice adopted by adventures sports organization and outline challenges faced by the operators.
A qualitative research method was applied including semi structured interviews with tour operators, guides and other participant involved in trekking. The analysis involved thematic analysis to categorize insights into risk identification, mitigation strategies and the perceived effectives of current protocols.
The finding highlighted several prevalent risks including unpredictable weather, natural disasters, high altitude sickness. Moreover, the importance of regular safety briefing and updated training for the guides contributes to risk awareness and rapid response capabilities. However, challenges are mentioned such as geographical location, narrow and unsafe trail, and limitation on resources.
In conclusion the current risk management practices contribute significantly to the safety of the participants, but there is need of continuous improvement. Better resource allocation, regular and updated training to the guides and adaptive strategies tailored to environmental unpredictability were recommended to strengthen overall risk management in adventure tourism.
A qualitative research method was applied including semi structured interviews with tour operators, guides and other participant involved in trekking. The analysis involved thematic analysis to categorize insights into risk identification, mitigation strategies and the perceived effectives of current protocols.
The finding highlighted several prevalent risks including unpredictable weather, natural disasters, high altitude sickness. Moreover, the importance of regular safety briefing and updated training for the guides contributes to risk awareness and rapid response capabilities. However, challenges are mentioned such as geographical location, narrow and unsafe trail, and limitation on resources.
In conclusion the current risk management practices contribute significantly to the safety of the participants, but there is need of continuous improvement. Better resource allocation, regular and updated training to the guides and adaptive strategies tailored to environmental unpredictability were recommended to strengthen overall risk management in adventure tourism.