Tourism and Hospitality in Twenty First Century

Contents: Preface. 1. Tourism and hospitality in twenty first century: an introduction. 2. Modern trends in tourism. 3. Attracting tourism and hospitality industries. 4. Modern trends of management in tourism and hospitality industry. 5. Challenges of tourism in development countries. 6. Hospitality travel and tourism education. 7. Adventure tourism in India. 8. Ecotourism management planning: tools and techniques. Appendices. Bibliography. Index.

"In the twenty first century tourism and hospitality have become the world\'s largest and fastest growing industry. The World Tourism Organisation (WTO)\'s in its \'Tourism 2020 vision\' has accepted the role of tourism as an integral part of the global economy and importance within the field of sustainable development.

In fact, tourism 2020 vision is the WTO\'s long-term forecast and assessment of the development of tourism up to the first 20 years of the new millennium.

"Tourism: 2020 vision" predicts that Europe will remain by far the leading inbound tourism region as well as the main generator of international tourists.

Today, tourism is the world\'s largest industry with an enormous potential for further growth.

The hospitality industry has been claimed to be a people-centric industry, where its management success and failure revolves around the management of people, particularly interactions  between  guests and staff.

In the field of tourism, the need for planned development is of paramount importance. Many countries in the world, especially the developing countries, have lately realized the importance of tourism and the benefit which it bring out.

The readers will find this detailed study informative and interesting." (jacket)