Travel and tourism is the fastest growing industry in the world and India is no exception. For India, international tourism earns more foreign exchange than any other commodity export. Labour intensive, this industry creates more jobs for educated unemployed than any other in India. A country of people who love to travel for holiday, pilgrimage or for any other reason, there were three hundred million Indians who indulged in domestic travel in the year 2002 alone, indicating the potential travel industry has for this great country. An Introduction to Travel and Tourism enlightens its readers regarding the scope and dimensions of tourism industry worldwide. The book was an instant success. It first edition was published in 1993 followed by reprints every year till it was thoroughly revised and republished in 1998 – with annual reprints subsequently. Travel Industry has undergone tremendous changes since then, both technologically as well as commercially. The authors decided to revise the book again comprehensively to meet the needs of the increasing number of readers. The book covers a vast spectrum of travel phenomenon – airlines, hotels, travel agents and tour operators. It includes the role of government in planning, development and marketing of tourism. It has chapters on eco-tourism as well as the significance of new information technology in the operation, and distribution of the tourism products and the future of tourism in the world.
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