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Tourism: Concepts, Development, and Typology, Schemes and Mind Maps of Tourism
A comprehensive overview of tourism, exploring its historical evolution, key concepts, and various typologies. It delves into the components of tourism management, including tourism products and their significance in the industry. The document also examines the factors influencing tourism demand and the role of travel motivators. It concludes with a discussion on the future growth and development of indian tourism, highlighting the importance of branding and government initiatives.
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Introduction to
tourism
SYLLABUS
Unit I Basic Concepts & Development of Tourism:
- Tourism, excursion, leisure and recreation; tourist, visitor, traveller; History and evolution of tourism, Roman Empire and early travel, trade routes, concept of annual holiday, social(paid)Tourism; Grand Tour, dark age, renaissance in Tourism; Thomas cook & early organised travel; Modern day Mass Tourism.
Unit III Tourism System & Environment:
- Components of Tourism, Distribution, Inter-relation between various segments, travel industry network, Elements of Tourism, Tourism environment, Manila Declaration.
Unit IV Tourism Demand & Travel Motivators: :
- Basics of Tourism demand, Net travel propensity, Gross travel propensity, Case study-pattern of movement of tourists to India; Travel Motivators, Physical Motivators, Inter personal Motivators, Status & Prestige.
SUGGESTED TEXT BOOKS
- Holloway, J. C. (1994). The Business of Tourism, Pitman Publishing, London. “(L)”
- Swan, Sampad Kumar, and Mishra, Jitendra Mohan (2012). Tourism Principles and Practices, Oxford Higher Education. “(L)” SUGGESTED REFERENCE BOOKS
- Medlik, S. (1997). Understanding Tourism, Butterworth Hinemann, Oxford.
- Hayward, Peter (2000). Leisure and Tourism, Hiennemann GNVQ Intermediate, Hiennemann Educational Publishers
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