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Introduction

• Early Travel

• Earlier travel was essentially to seek food or to

escape danger.

• Travel was also under taken for trade.

• Growth of city along fertile river banks like

Nile etc encouraged water travel.• Ancient empires like Romans helped shape

modern travel.



History

• Father of Tourism and travel. – Thomas cook is a father of tourism.

– He first organized trip was ‘Leicester to Louthborough’ in 1841.

– It covers the distances of 22km for 570 members.

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He acted acted as a agent by buying tickets in bulk and selling itto others on a non profit basis.

– This gave him an idea to package tours in a profitable manner

– He organized travel arrangement, accommodation, transport atthe destination and return to the homeland.

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He organized the first ‘inclusive tour’ to paris Exhibition in 1855. – Hotel voucher was introduced by Thomas Cook in 1867 which

made travel easier

– First ‘Round the world Tour’ in 1872



Global scenario

• Popular destinations are

London

Newyork

ParisRome

Costal Areas such as

spain

The Caribbean (west indies)

Thailand



Tourism in Brazil is a growing sectorand key to the economy of severalregions of the country. The country had5.1 million visitors in 2010, ranking interms of the international tourist

arrivals as the second main destinationin South America, and third in LatinAmerica after Mexico and Argentina

• London is one of the world'sleading tourism destinations, andthe city is home to an array of famous tourist attractions.London attracted 15.3 millioninternational visitors in 2011,[1] making it one of the world's mostvisited in terms of internationalvisits.[

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Indian scenario

Delhi is the capital state of India. A fine blend of oldand new, ancient andmodern, Delhi is a meltingpot of cultures andreligions. Delhi has been thecapital of numerousempires that ruled India,making it rich in history.

• Goa is one of the most

famous tourist destinations in India. A former colony of Portugal, Goa is famous forits excellent beaches,Portuguese churches, Hindu

temples, and wildlifesanctuaries.

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• Himachal Pradesh is famousfor its Himalayan landscapesand popular hill-stations.Many outdoor activitiessuch as rock climbing,

mountain biking,paragliding, ice-skating, andheli-skiing are populartourist attractions inHimachal Pradesh.

• Kerala is a state on thetropical Malabar Coast of south-western India.Nicknamed as one of the"10 paradises of the world "

by National Geographic,Kerala is famous especiallyfor its Eco-tourisminitiatives.

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• Maharashtra is the most visited statein India by foreign tourists, with morethan 5.1 million foreign touristsarrivals annually. Maharashtra boasts

of a large number of popular andrevered religious venues that areheavily frequented by locals as wellas out-of-state visitors

• Uttar Pradesh has much to offer.Places of interest in include:

• Varanasi-The origin of Hinduism andworld's one of the oldest cities. Alsoknown as City of temples it is Most

popular holy place of lord Shivadevotees. Some of the finest Textilesare produced here.

• A view of the Ghat of Varanasi fromthe River Ganges.

• Agra – Taj Mahal and several othershistorical monuments and gardens

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Forms of tourism

• Cultural tourism & Round Trips – covering thepopular circuits comprising of the GoldenTriangle, Rajasthan, N. India & in South the wellknown temples, backwaters & beaches.

• Mass tourism – Goa is a tourism based economyand a leader in this sector, is all set to promotemass tourism. Goa also won the 2nd mostpopular winter destination in UK.

• Commonwealth Games 2010 – the governmentis investing in infrastructure, to further developtourism in and around Delhi.



Modern Day Tourism

• Many leisure-oriented tourists travel to the tropics,both in the summer and winter. Places of such natureoften visited are: Bali in Indonesia, Colombia, Brazil,Cuba, Grenada, the Dominican Republic, Malaysia,

Mexico, the various Polynesian tropical islands,Queensland in Australia, Thailand, Saint-Tropez andCannes in France, Florida, Hawaii and Puerto Rico, inthe United States, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, St.Lucia, Sint

Maarten, St. Martin's Island in Bangladesh, Saint Kittsand Nevis, The Bahamas, Anguilla, Antigua andBarbuda, Aruba, Turks and Caicos Islands, BoracayIsland in the Philippines and Bermuda.



Medical tourism

• Medical tourism (MT) is patient movement fromhighly developed nations to other areas of theworld for medical care, usually to find treatment

at a lower cost.• Medical tourism is different from the traditional

model of international medical travel wherepatients generally journey from less developed

nations to major medical centers in highlydeveloped countries for medical treatment that isunavailable in their own communities.



Religious tourism

• Religious tourism also commonly referred to

as faith tourism, is a form of tourism, whereby

people of faith travel individually or in groups

for pilgrimage , missionary, or leisure

(fellowship) purposes



PROMINENT RELIGIOUS

SPOTS IN INDIA

• Amarnath

• Vaishno Devi

•Ajmer Sharif

• Tirupati Balaji

• Haridwar

• Nalanda

• Bardinath &

Kedarnath• Mathura

The most popular Christian

pilgrim destinations are

• Abrahamic Holy Land, orJerusalem, Israel

• Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico

• Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal

• Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in France

• St. Peter's Basilica at theVatican in Rome



About Rural Tourism

• Rural tourism focuses onparticipating in a rural lifestyle.

• It can be a variant of ecotourism.

• Any village can be a tourist attraction,and many villagers are veryhospitable.

• Agriculture is becoming highlymechanized and therefore requiresless manual labor.

• This is causing economic pressure onsome villages, leading to an exodus of young people to urban areas.

• This segment has been rapidlygrowing in the past decade and hasled to Rural tourism becoming a goodbusiness prospect.



• Benifits – Rural tourism allows the creation of an replacement

source of income in the non-agricultural sector forrural dwellers.

– The added income from rural tourism can contributeto the revival of lost folk art and handicrafts.

– It is an ideal and natural method of rural and urban

economic exchange.• Relevance in developing nations

o Rural tourism is particularly relevant in developingnations wherein farmland has become fragmenteddue to population growth.

o The added incomes that rural tourism can provide tothe poor households holds great prospects fordevelopment.

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