Evolving Paradigms in Tourism and Hospitality in Developing Countries: A Case Study of India

ISBN-13: 9781774630693 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 558 str.

Bindi Varghese

Opis

This new volume highlights of a broad selection of valuable research work by renowned professionals and scientists from the academia and travel industry. It provides a wide-ranging vision of a multitude of trends in the global travel and tourism industry today and in the future.

Spis treści

Destination Management and Competitiveness: Intervention of Destination Management Organizations for Global Competency. Policing Tourism: Challenges and Opportunities of the Tourist Police System in India. Visitor Management and Community Participation in an Ecotourism Destination: The Case of Kanha Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh. Empowerment of Marginalized Communities and Tourism: Case Study of Theyyam Dance. Influence of Perceived Risks on Destination Choice Process: An Indian Perspective. Community-Based Waste Management for Sustainable Tourism in Backwater Regions. Civil Disturbances and the Tourism Sector: An Impact Study on Kerala Tourism. Ecological Tourism Pointers: Analysis on Concepts, Frameworks, and Applications on the Vembanad Lake of Kerala. Managing Heritage City for Tourism and the Contribution to the Regional Development: A Case of Darasuram in Kumbakonam, Tamilnadu. Organizational Culture and Employee Motivation Among the Tourism Professionals in Karnataka. Employee Engagement in Travel Organizations: The Influence of Psychological Climate on Employee Engagement and Its Influence on Intent to Stay. Can Foreign Exchange Volatility Really Influence Tourist Inflow in India?. Celebrity Endorsement: Solving the Destination Marketing Puzzle. Talent Development in the Tourism Industry: A Deliberation on the Open Source Talent in Goa. Role of Tourism Education in Meeting the Competency Expectations of the Tourism Industry. Socially Responsible Investment: A New Paradigm in the Tourism and Hospitality Sector. Socio-Cultural Impacts of the Namdapha Eco-Cultural Festival on the Local Residents of Miao. The Indian Hybridity in Its Cultural Expression: Better Understanding One’s Cultural Heritage. Challenges of Medical Tourism: Managerial Paradigm in the Indian Framework. Developing a Competitive Wine Tourism Destination: Case Study of Vineyards in Maharashtra. Agri-Tourism in India and Strategies for Growth. Commercialization of Art Forms: A Kerala Tourism Perspective. Hindu Pilgrimage: Issues and Challenges in Kerala. Sustainable Tourism Indicators: A Literature Review on Concepts, Frameworks, and Applications. Social Media in Tourism: Challenges and Corrective Measures.

O autorze

Bindi Varghese, PhD, is an Associate Professor affiliated with Christ University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. As an academician and tourism professional, she has over 15 years of academic and industrial experience. She has served at many educational institutions in South India and has served as a national and international expert for a decade at several educational institutions of India. She is actively associated with the Indian Tourism Congress (ITC) and the Kerala Development Society (KDS), New Delhi. Dr. Varghese is also an issue editor for ATNA: Journal of Tourism Studies, published by Christ University. She has written extensively for national and international peer-reviewed journals and is very well recognized in the academic circle in India. She has authored a book on medical tourism in India and has also contributed chapters to edited books and has published several articles in areas of destination management, governance, medical tourism, e-tourism, etc.