Syllabus

Course Code: DSC-MHMCT-4    Course Name: Tourism Business

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 BASIC CONCEPTS OF TOURISM
• Meaning and Definitions Tourism,
• Characteristics of Tourism,
• Forms & Types of tourism
• 5 A’s of Tourism
• Concept of Destination
• Tourism System- Leiper Model
• Environmental, Economic, Socio-cultural Impacts of Tourism.
• Doxey’s Irridex Index- Demonstration Effect
• Butler’s Tourism Area Life Cycle (TALC)
2 TOURISM DEMAND & MOTIVATIONS
• Travel Motivation: Concept
• Theory of Travel Motivations
• Crompton’s Push and Pull Theory
• Tourism Demand
• Typology of Tourists, Tourist Plog’s Allo-centric and Psyco-centric Model of Destination Preferences.
3 TOURISM SECTOR
Type and Role of following stakeholder in Tourism Industry.
• Hospitality
• Intermediaries
• Transport
• Government & Tourism- Major Tourism Schemes of Government of India: Visa on Arrival (VOA), PRASAD Scheme, HRIDAY Scheme, Travel Circuits; Incredible India
4 TRAVEL ESSENTIALS
• Travel Documents: Passport, VISA, Health regulations for International tourist, Special permits, Custom Regulations, Emigration and immigration
• Crisis management & Tourism
• Future Trends and prospects of Tourism
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