Tourism managed by local stakeholders is ideal for eco-sensitive destinations like Ladakh: Lobzang Tsendol

Lobzang Tsendol, founder of Royal Explorers, Ladakh, is the first women tour operator of Leh-Ladakh who over the decades has emerged as an important stakeholder in Ladakh’s tourism industry. In an exclusive interaction, Tsendol justifies why it is important to keep big businesses from outside at bay in ecologically and socio-culturally sensitive destinations like Leh-Ladakh to make tourism truly experiential for visitors and at the same time supporting conservation and socio-economic development.