Development of Indian Tourism Industry

About the Book: Development of Indian Tourism Industry Tourism has been growing fast in encompassing manner with visible socio-economic manifestations. Its transformation process has also been equally interesting with new consumer groups of distinct travel motivations, life style patterns and travel requirements emerging in every facet. This offers both opportunities and challenges. The dialogue on inclusive tourism is not all that new. Reasonably, it has been integral to sustainable and responsible tourism formulations. It is an approach as well as movement aiming to provide and facilitate leisure and recreation opportunities to all those who are desirous of it. If there are barriers viz. physical, economic, societal, perceptual, and environmental; that should be mediated to foster equal participation and opportunities. To serve this, legislations and protocols are brought in at international and national levels.