Natural Resources of Tourism

Tourism Product: Definition, Salient features of tourism product, Product life cycle, Local Time, GMT, Time zone, International Date Tourism Product: Definition, Salient features of tourism product, Product life cycle, Local Time, GMT, Time zone, International Date line Tourism Resources of India: Types and their geographical distribution, Climate.

Wildlife Tourism in India- an introduction to wildlife tourism, existing Wildlife sanctuaries and National Parks-In Northern, Southern , Eastern & Western part of India

Desert Tourism – India’s main Desert area and popular destinations .Existing trends in desert tourism.Desert Circuit of Rajasthan.

Beach Tourism- Meaning, Pre requisites of Beach tourism, Important beach tourism destinations in India- Goa ,Karnataka ,Kerala , Orissa.

Island Tourism with reference to Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep. An introduction to the destination, its tourism attractions, fairs and festivals, places of interest, formalities to visit.

Special interest Tourism or Niche Tourism.

Mountain Tourism –Tourist Resource potential in Mountains with reference to Himalayas