Objective

• To understand the tourism phenomena and the distribution of the components of tourism.
• To learn the concept and importance of tourism in different sectors.

Module I : (8 Hours)

Meaning and concept of tourism

• Tourism
• Excursion
• Leisure and recreation
• Tourist
• Visitor
• Traveler
• History
• Evolution and development of tourism
• Ancient period
• Concept of annual holiday
• Industrial revelation.

Module II: (6Hours)

History

• Railtransport
• Paid Holiday and Mass Tourism
• Advent of jet
• High Speed train
• Causes of rapid growth of tourism.

Module III: (10 Hours)

Significance of tourism

• Social
• Environmental
• Political
• Economic
• Forms and types of tourism
• Dimensions of international and domestic tourism.

Components of tourism

• Different components of tourism tourism components distribution
• Inter-relation between various segments-travel industry network
• Elements of tourism.

Module IV: (6 Hours)

Types of transportation

• Railways
• Airways
• Water and Road
• Role of railway to promote tourism in India.

Suggested Readings:

• A.K.Bhatia:TourismDevelopment.
• JugmohanNegi:TourismandTavel, ConceptandPrinciples.
• PremnathDhar:DevelopmentofTourismandTravelIndustry.
• BiswanathGhosh:TourismandTravelManagement.
• 4.B.K.GoswamiandDr.Ravendran:TelxtbookofIndianTourism