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Tourism not only provides means of recreation and relaxation to the tourists but offers succour to the ailing and developing economies of the world. The entrepreneurs, communities and states find immense commercial opportunities in tourism and have made earnest efforts to reap the benefits. The net result is the generation of wealth to the tune of US$ 622.7 billion in 2004. But this wealth generation is not without a price. For the development of tourism, environment, societies and cultures at the destination has paid a heavy price. The present cause of concern is not only the development but to tackle the challenges posed by development. The present book Tourism Development, Impacts and Strategies makes an in-depth study of the nature of developments, its impacts and comes out with a set of composite and holistic views for future development. The book carries articles–diverse in nature and content, that combine the theoretical issues and the pragmatic measures to deal with the situation.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR K.K. Kamra
Prof. K.K. Kamra, [M.A., Ph.D. (Economics)], Professor and Chairman, Department of Tourism and Hotel Management, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra. He is having 34 years experience. Has five books to his credit besides several papers in national and International conferences. His fields of specialization include Tourism development and Planning, Quantitative techniques, Tourism Economics.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Manjula Chaudhary
Prof. Manjula Chaudhary, (MBA, PH.D.), She specialises in marketing and tourist behaviour. Her articles have appeared in different national and international journals and she has attended a number of seminars/conferences. She has edited two books as well. She has attended a number of conferences, national and international. Presently she is on the editorial board of Tourism and research Journal.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Mohinder Chand
Mohinder Chand, PhD is Reader at the Department of Tourism and Hotel Management, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (Haryana) India. He has developed and taught a variety of courses at the university. His field of specialization (s) include Travel Agency Management; Strategic Tourism Management and HRD. He has attended and participated in many International and Natinal Conferences and Seminars. A prolific writer, his research papers and articles have been published in reputed International and National Journals and Books. He has guided many scholars in Tourism at Doctoral level. He has been on the list of visiting faculty in many tourism and hotel management institutes. He has co-authored 'Basics of Tourism'. He is presently involved in hotel research especially front office, food and beverage and housekeeping operations and management.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR R.H. Taxak
Dr. R.H. Taxak, (M.Com., M. Phil, FDPM (IIMA), PH.D.), Senior Lecturer in Tourism and Hotel Management, Department of Tourism, Kurukshetra University. He has teaching experience of 15 years in Kurukshetra University and Commerce Institutions in other states in India. He has published a few research papers. His area of interest and specializat6ion includes Computer Application, Hotel Management.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ravi Bhushan Kumar
Dr. Ravi Bhushan Kumar, [M.A., M. Phil, PH.D. (Geography)], reader, specialises in geography of Tourism, Adventure Tourism, Tour Packaging and Tourist resources of India. His articles have been published in several Journals, magazines and newspapers. He has been conferred upon with prestigious ‘Rahul Sankrityayayah Award’ for book writing by Department of Tourism, Government of India.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR S.S. Boora
Dr. S.S. Boora, (M.A., M. Phil., Ph.D., LL.B.), Reader, has specialization in Indian History and Culture. He is reader in the Department, teaching International Tourism, Cultural Tourism and Ethical Issues in Tourism.
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