Tourism Administration

Contents: Preface. 1. Origin and growth. 2. Historical background. 3. World tourism. 4. Indian tourism. 5. Tourism planning. 6. Marketing for tourist. 7. Factors affecting tourism.

From the Preface: "Tourism in real sense is visiting different places by an individual for search of knowledge, to know culture of the various places or it may be business tour. Since the dawn of civilization man in his primitive age began touring. The early men were nomadic and seminomadic barbarians, they were wanderers in real sense.

Today tourism has flourished as a full fledged industry. It is one of the fastest growing and foreign currency earning industry. Management and administration is also required for this industry. In the present book we have endeavoured to bring everything related to tourism. The book begins with the evolution of tourism and consists all related things like, marketing, administration, a brief description of world and Indian tourist places, factors affecting tourism, development and growth.

This book has its own style, precise and to the point, written in a easy to understand language."