Destination/Circuit development & Management (Theory)

Paper Code: 
24DMTB604A
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to understand factors influencing destination development & get exposure on different tourist circuits of India.

 

Course Outcomes: 

Course

Learning outcome

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course  code

Course title

24DMTB604A

Destination/Circuit development & Management

(Theory)

CO85:Analyze tourist destination, their phases of development and management.

CO86:Evaluate destination planning, development criteria and process.

CO87:Examine destinations like Goa, Kerala and its PESTAL Analysis.

CO88:Compare and contrast the Tourism circuits in Rajasthan, Punjab & Uttar Pradesh.

CO89:Examine the Tourism Regulation & Legislation on worldwide. 

CO90:Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction.

Approach in teaching:

Discussion, Demonstration, Action Research, Project, Field Trip

 

Learning activities for the students:

Field activities, Simulation, Presentation, Giving tasks Field practical

 

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

12.00
Unit I: 

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

 

12.00
Unit II: 

Planning and development of a destination:

Potential analysis, Cost –Benefit analysis, Environmental screening, Carrying Capacity, Environmental monitoring. Need for Planned Development, Planning Process.

 

12.00
Unit III: 

Case Study: of Kerala (Gods Own Country) and Goa (Go Goa)

12.00
Unit IV: 

Destinations and Circuits:

·    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)              

12.00
Unit V: 

Tourism Regulation & Legislation in India:

Passport, Visa, currency regulation, health requirements, Special permits and Antiquities

Essential Readings: 

• A.K.Bhatia, International Tourism Management
• Bhatia, Tourism Development :Principles and Practices
• Jagmohan Negi, Tourism Development and Resource conservation

References: 

Suggested Readngs:

  • 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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Academic Year: 
2024-2025
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