World Bank2017-06-282017-06-282011-03https://hdl.handle.net/10986/27430This report, Strengthening Management of Natural and Cultural Heritage Assets to Scale-up Tourism and Stimulate Local Economic Opportunity was prepared in March 2011. The principal objective of the assignment is to provide policy guidance to decision-makers for strengthening the management of NCS and building a sustainable tourism industry in Mongolia that enhances economic opportunity, especially for local communities.There are several constraints to faster growth of the tourism sector, including: (i) a harsh climate and short tourist season, which is concentrated in the months of June, July and August; (ii) poor quality of infrastructure; (iii) limited international air access to Mongolia; (iv) poor service quality, which is driven by a lack of industry-led guidelines that promote quality standards, and low awareness on what quality and appropriate service culture is; and (v) limited capacity and lack of experienced tourism workforce.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCOMMODATION FACILITIESACCOMMODATIONSADVENTURE EXPERIENCESADVENTURE TOURISMAIRAIRLINESANIMAL SPECIESATTRACTIONSAUTHENTICITYBASICBOREAL FORESTBUFFER ZONEBUSINESS TRAVELCAMPSCAPITAL CITYCONSERVATIONCONTEMPORARY TOURISMCULTURAL ARTIFACTSCULTURAL ASSETSCULTURAL EXPERIENCESCULTURAL HERITAGECULTURAL HERITAGE ASSETSCULTURAL HERITAGE SITESCULTURAL RESOURCECULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENTCULTURAL RESOURCESCULTURAL SITECULTURAL SITESCULTURAL TOURISMDEPARTMENT OF TOURISMDESTINATIONSDOMESTIC AIR TRAVELDOMESTIC FLIGHTSDOMESTIC TRAVELDRIVERSDRIVINGECONOMIC BENEFITS FROM TOURISMECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC IMPACT OF TOURISMENTRY FEESENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONFINANCIAL BURDENFISHINGFIXED COSTSFUELGOVERNMENT POLICIESGROWTH OF TOURISMGUIDING SERVICESHERITAGE ASSETSHORSEBACK RIDINGHOSTELSHOTELHOTEL CHAINSHOTELSIMPACT OF TOURISMIMPORTANCE OF TOURISMINTERNATIONAL HOTELINTERNATIONAL TOURISMINTERNATIONAL TOURISTSINTERNATIONAL TRAVELINTERNATIONAL TRAVELERSINTERNATIONAL VISITORINTERNATIONAL VISITORSLAND USELANDSCAPESLANGUAGESLARGE TOUR OPERATORSLEARNINGLEGISLATIONLEISURELEISURE TRAVELLITERATURELOCAL FOODLOCAL TOURISMLOCAL TRANSPORTATIONMANAGING NATURAL RESOURCESMASS TOURISMMASTER PLANMININGMOUNTAIN REGIONSMUSEUMSNATIONAL PARKNATIONAL PARKSNATURAL AREASNATURAL LANDSCAPESNATURAL PLACESNATURAL RESOURCENATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENTNATURAL RESOURCESNATURAL SCENERYNATURAL SITESNATURE CONSERVANCYNATURE CONSERVATIONNEGATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSNEGATIVE IMPACTSNUMBER OF TOURISTSPOLLUTIONPOOR TOURISMPRESERVATIONPRESERVATION OF RESOURCESPRICE INCENTIVESPROTECTED AREASQUALITY OF LIFERAISE AWARENESSRESORTRESTAURANTSROADROAD MAINTENANCEROAD NETWORKROADSROUTESRUNWAYSSAFARISSAFETYSANITATIONSERVICE SECTORSIGNAGESOUVENIR SHOPSSUSTAINABILITYSUSTAINABLE TOURISMSUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENTSUSTAINABLE TOURISM INDUSTRYTAXTAX REVENUETOURTOUR COMPANIESTOUR OPERATORTOUR OPERATOR COMPANIESTOUR OPERATORSTOURISMTOURISM ACTIVITIESTOURISM ASSETSTOURISM ATTRACTIONSTOURISM BUSINESSTOURISM BUSINESSESTOURISM CONSUMPTIONTOURISM COUNCILTOURISM DATATOURISM DEMANDTOURISM DEVELOPMENTTOURISM ECONOMYTOURISM ENTERPRISESTOURISM INDUSTRYTOURISM INFRASTRUCTURETOURISM OPERATORSTOURISM POLICIESTOURISM PRODUCTSTOURISM PROFESSIONALSTOURISM PROMOTIONTOURISM SECTORTOURISM SECTORSTOURISM SERVICETOURISM SERVICE PROVIDERSTOURISM SERVICESTOURISM STRATEGYTOURISM TAXATIONTOURISM VALUE CHAINTOURISTTOURIST ACTIVITIESTOURIST FACILITIESTOURIST PRODUCTSTOURIST SEASONTOURISTSTOURSTRADITIONAL CULTURETRAILSTRANSPORTTRANSPORTATIONTRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURETRANSPORTATION OPTIONSTRANSPORTATION POLICIESTRANSPORTATION SAFETYTRAVEL EXPERIENCETRAVEL EXPERIENCESTRAVEL INSURANCETRAVEL OPTIONSTRAVEL PATTERNSTRAVEL PRODUCTSTRAVELERSTRAVELSTRIPTRIPSTRUEVEHICLEVEHICLESVISITORVISITOR ACTIVITIESVISITOR ARRIVALSVISITOR EXPERIENCEVISITOR INFORMATIONWALKINGWILDERNESSWILDERNESS AREASWORLD TRAVELWORLD WILDLIFE FUNDPolicy NoteWorld Bank10.1596/27430