Dual Pricing – Two Points of View (Citizen and Non-citizen) Case of Entrance Fees in Tourist Facilities in Nepal

Abstract

Dual pricing refers to the practice of setting much higher prices for foreign than for domestic visitors. This kind of price discrimination is a common problem in many countries. However it is most disturbing in developing countries of the Global South where differences are the highest.Two objectives were defined with reference to the primary research goal. The first objective shows the size of the problem and indicates countries applying the principle of dual pricing in the tourism industry. The second objective determines the feelings of foreigners about higher prices and estimates the admission fees that they are willing to pay. Objectives were considered for the Kathmandu Valley tourist facilities in the opinion of foreigners and citizens, respectively. Such parallels show the relationship between respondents and their various socio-economic characteristics. It also shows how information about dual prices reported by tourists around the world can affect the future inflow of guests in these regions.