Fundamentals of Tourism and Travel Management Book

Contents: Preface. Introduction. I: Conceptual Framework of Tourism: 1. Conceptual framework and history of tourism. 2. Tourism: the dynamics of definitions. 3. Forms of Tourism. 4. Forms and types of tourism products. 5. Characterstics of tourism products. II. The Construct of Tourism: 6. The construct of tourism: objects of tourism. 7. Motivations. III: Tourism Development : Issues and Problems: 8. Tourism development: issues and problems in India. 9. National and international organizations. IV. Impact of Tourism: 10. Impact of tourism. V. Tourism Resource Potential of India: 11. Tourism capacities and handicrafts of India. 12. Fairs and festivals. 13. Architectural heritage of India. 14. Performing arts in India. 15. Geography and tourism. 16. Buddhist circuits. 17. Location based tourism. Bibliography. Index.

Tourism is a socio-economic phenomenon comprising of activities and experiences of tourists and visitors away from their home environment, serviced by the travel and tourism industry and host destinations. Tourism serves to identify the visitors as a person who satisfies their needs during the travel and stay outside their residence by consuming tourism goods.