Rural Tourism: Emerging Issues and Challenges

Dr. Devesh Nigam (b. 1970) did his Masters in tourism Administration (1994) and there after D.Phil on Impact on tourism on Garhwal Himalayas: Challenges and Strategies for Development” in 1999 from H.N.B. Garhwal University-the institution credited to be the pioneer in the field of higher education in tourism. Dr. Nigam has also passed IATA-UFTAA Standard course of International Air transport Association, Geneva, Switzerland. Among others he also participated in UNESCO Co-Sponsored World Congress on world Leisure and Recreation Association (WLRA) and South Asia Conference off British Airways convened at Kathmandu and Bangkok. Recently Dr. Devesh has also presented a paper in International Conference Intecol 2000 “A Millennium Wetland Event” at Quebec, Canada between August 6 and August 12, 2000. He has about Four years Managerial experience with Air India and British Airways, respectively.