Abstract
The notorious infiltration tunnels clandestinely made by North Korea to sneak its army into Seoul and capture South Korea by surprise were found out after the secret was spilled by a North Korean involved in the project. Until now, four such tunnels have been found but it is believed that there are numerous. One, infiltration tunnel -3, now inside DMZ (Demilitarized Zone between the North and South Korea) has been turned into a touristic site by the South Koreans. Many tourists have visited it and crawled onto it since it opened as a touristic site. The tourism package developed by South Koreans, in a way, is their niche product that has outgrown its niche-dome that draw a considerable mass of tourists, most of who have a desire to glance North Korea from its South neighbor. Unlike the war package of the South Koreans, in another part of the more conservative world, tourist guides and travel agents in Nepal (a mountainous country of South Asia), are selling funeral rites of the Hindus to the Westerners in the most pious Hindu temple of the world- the Pashupatinath. Non- Hindus do not get to enter the temple but westerners and tourists throng here to see the extraordinary funeral rite which is the niche product in this world heritage site.
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Changing Dimensions of Contemporary Tourism
KEYWORDS
Tourism, Agents
