Tourism and Economic Growth and Development

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The economic impact of tourism in a certain area has been a matter of study quite popular with the economists, planners and tourism developers. Various types of tourism like: beach tourism, Historical sites tourism, pilgrim tourism, ecotourism, cultural tourism etc. provide various types of economic opportunities for economic growth and development. With few ecological considerations, every government is eager to have a boost in tourism and earn the valuable foreign exchange. That is why the Thai government, Malaysian government and Singapore Government are tourist friendly governments. This book tries to explore the various facets related with the development of tourism industry and its economic impact. This book has been divided into twelve chapters, which deal issues like: Leisure and Tourism Organizations; Demand: Choice, Elasticity and Forecasting; Supply and Costs in Tourism; The Economic Environment; The Technological Environment and Opportunities; Investment in the Private Sector Tourism; Income and Employment in Tourism, Tourism and economic growth; Tourism and the Balance of payments and exchange Rates; and Farm Tourism-Its Contribution to the Economic Sustainability. It is hoped that this book would be useful to tourism development authorities, hoteliers, tour operators and other persons associated with tourism industry.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Prateek A. Aggarwal

Dr. Prateek A. Aggarwal joined the prestigious Times of India group as Executive â€“ Response immediately after completing his MBA from Bundelkhand University, Jhansi. However, owing to his inherent love for academics, he preferred to take up teaching assignment in Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi in 1999. His fields of specialization are International Tourism, Tourism Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, Tour Packaging and operations, Marketing Research, F&B Services and Event Management. Besides attending and presenting papers in various national and international conferences, Dr. Agarwal has successfully convened one national and one international conference at Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, where he is currently working. He has done his doctoral research in Rural Marketing area and Working for Development of Rural Tourism in the backward region of Bundelkhand. He is also working on two projects on Gender Participation and Tourist Behaviour respectively in Bundelkhand region, funded by ICSSR, New Delhi.