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Natural Resources of Tourism
Course Objectives:
- Gain knowledge on existing and potential Natural Tourism resources of India
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GBTM 306
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Natural Resources of Tourism (Theory)
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CO 100 Discuss the concept of tourism product and their classification. CO 101 Describe the Wildlife Tourism in India & abroad. CO 102 Describe desert & beach Tourism in India & abroad. CO 103 Explain island tourism and destination attraction worldwide. CO 104 Explain Niche Tourism on global level. |
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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Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects |
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, concepts, activities included, impact of wildlife tourism ; wildlife management. Sanctuaries and National Parks-In Northern, Southern , Eastern & Western part of India
Desert Tourism – Concept, 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. Maharashtra, Pondicherry..
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: Meaning, classification, driving forces for SIT market, growth niches, adventure tourism elements. Classification, (air, water, land )
Mountain Tourism –Tourist Resource potential in Mountains with reference to Himalayas.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands B.R Tamta
Coastal Tourism and Environment Ravi Bhushan Kumar
Lakshadweep Saigal
Tourism Products Manoj Dixit and Charusheela Dixit
Heritage Management Swarnakamal Bhowmik
International Tourism Management A.K.Bhatia
Nature and Scope of Tourism Praveen Sethi
Tourism Development in India V.P.Sati
Tourism Development :Principles and Practices Bhatia
Tourism Education Shashi Prabha,Sharma
Tourism in India : A case study Ram Acharya
Tourism & Travel Management Biswanath Ghosh
