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Destination Management (Theory)
This course will enable the students to understand factors influencing destination development & get exposure on different tourist circuits of India.
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24DBTM605B |
Destination Management (Theory) |
CO77: Analyze various destinations, their phase of development and management. CO78: Evaluate destination planning, development criteria and process. CO79: Examine specific destination like Goa & Kerala and its PESTAL Analysis. Tourism circuits and tourism regulation CO80: Describe the various tourism circuits of Rajasthan, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. CO81: Analyze the various Tourism Regulation & Legislation in India CO82: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction
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Approach in teaching: Discussion, Demonstration, Action Research, Project, Field Trip
Learning activities for the students: Field activities, Simulation, Presentation, Giving tasks Field practical
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Continuous Assessment Test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects |
Tourism Destination:
Definition & Concepts. Destination Life Cycle - Initiation, Growth and development of a destination.
Typologies of Destination (Tourism) - Heritage and cultural destinations, Tourist city, Urban & Rural areas, Resorts, Coastal areas, Protected areas. Introduction to important tourist circuits – Golden triangle, Green triangle, southern triangle.
Planning and development of a destination:
Potential analysis, Cost –Benefit analysis, Environmental screening, Carrying Capacity, Environmental monitoring.
Need for Planned Development, Planning Process.
Case Study of Kerela (Gods Own Country) and Goa (Go Goa):
Introduction, natural, historical, cultural places of attraction at Kerela & Goa, famous attractions at Kerela and Goa, Revenue & cost, Tourism benefits, destination Marketing, rewards & recognition etc.
Destinations and All the Circuits in Rajasthan :
(Ajmer-Pushkar-Merta-Nagaur Circuit, Alwar-Bharatpur-Sawai Madhopur Circuit, Bundi-Jhalwar-kota Circuit, Dungarpur-Bunswara Circuit, jodhpur-Jaisalmer-bikaner-barmer Circuit, Mount Abu-Ranakpur Circuit, Udaipur-Rajasmad-Chittorgarh Circuit), Punjab (Amritsar - Ram Tirath - Sarai Amanat Khan -Wagha Border – Amritsar circuit, Amritsar - Dera Baba Nanak -Qadian-Kala naur-Gurdaspur-Pathankot circuit, Amritsar-Tarn Taran-Hari-Ke-Pattan - Goindwal Sahib - Sultanpur Lodhi - Kapurthala( Kanjli lake) –Jalandhar circuit, Amritsar - Baba Bakala - Kartarpur – Jalandhar circuit, Chandigarh, Ropar (Rup Nagar), Anandpur Sahib, Bhakra - Nangal, Ropar, Chandigarh circuit, Ludhiana - Moga - Ferozepur - Bhatinda - Malout - Muktsar-Faridkot circuit, Patiala-Nabha- Malerkotla - Ludhiana - Fatehgarh Sahib – Chandigarh circuit, Jalandhar-Hoshiarpur, either back to Jalandhar or Ropar-Chandigarh circuit) Uttar Pradesh (Buddhist Circuit, Bundelkhand Circuit, Braj Circuit, Awadh Circuit, Vindhya-Varanasi Circuit, Wild Life-Eco tourism Circuit)
Tourism Regulation & Legislation in India:
Passport, Visa, currency regulation, health requirements, Special permits and Antiquities.
- A.K.Bhatia, International Tourism Management
- A.K.Bhatia, Tourism Development :Principles and Practices
- Jagmohan Negi, Tourism Development and Resource conservation
Suggested Readings
- Nafees Khan, Development of Tourism in India
- Ratandeep Singh, Handbook of Environmental guidelines for Indian Tourism.
- Swarnakamal Bhowmik, Heritage Management
- V Dhulasi Birundha, Environmental challenges towards Tourism
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