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020 _a9780198072362
041 _aEnglish
082 _a338.479
_bSWA
100 _aSwain, Sampad Kumar
245 _aTourism :
_bPrinciples and Practices /
260 _aNew Delhi:
_bOxford University Press,
_c2012.
300 _a752 pages :
_bPaperback
_c9.4 x 7.3 x 1.4 inches
505 _tTable of contents PART I - FUNDAMENTALS OF TOURISM Chapter 1. An Introduction to the Tourism Concept Chapter 2. Development of Tourism through the Ages Chapter 3. Travel Behaviour and Motivation Chapter 4. Cultural and Sociological Tourism PART II - BASIC TOURISM SERVICES Chapter 5. Passenger Transport Business Chapter 6. Hospitality Services Chapter 7. Travel Agency Business Perspective Chapter 8. Tour Operation Management Chapter 9. Ancillary Tourism Sector PART III - TOURISM DEMAND AND SUPPLY Chapter 10. Measurement of Tourism Demand Chapter 11. Basic Tourism Supply Components PART IV - TOURISM IMPACTS AND POLICY FORMULATION Chapter 12. Tourism Impacts on the Economy and the Environment Chapter 13. Tourism Policy and Planning PART V - MODERN TOURISM BUSINESS Chapter 14. International, National, and Regional Tourism and Related Organizations Chapter 15. Fundamentals of Tourism Marketing and Research Chapter 16. E-Tourism Chapter 17. Contemporary Trends and Practices
520 _aTourism-Principles and Practices is a comprehensive textbook, designed especially for undergraduate and postgraduate students of travel and tourism studies. It focuses on a wide array of concepts, principles, and practices in tourism and is supplemented with numerous exhibits, examples, illustrations, and cases. Divided into five parts, the book covers every aspect of the tourism trade. The first part is devoted to the concepts, history, motivation, and impacts of tourism. The second part discusses basic tourism services like passenger transport, hospitality, travel agency, tour operations, and the ancillary tourism sector. The third part throws light on the demand and supply components of the tourism business. In the fourth part, the economic and environmental impact of tourism is underlined. The last part is devoted to modern tourism business, with special emphasis on national and international tourism organizations, tourism marketing and research, e-tourism, and contemporary trends and practices.
650 _aTourism—Textbooks
650 _aTravel industry—Management
700 _aMishra, Jitendra Mohan
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