Tourist Guide and Tour Operation

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The book deals extensively and highlights the role of tourist guide and tour operators, their professional status, services offered and relations with public and tourism organizations. The day-to-day operations of tour operators are examined in the text. The book deals in detail the operation and functions of tour operators, the services rendered, their rights and responsibilities, their professional status, and their linkage and relationship with national and international tourism organizations. Preparation of this book has been challenging task because of recent far reaching changes in collegiate education of travel and tourism. Changes that reflect new and different approaches, designed to improve both the policy and practices of managers of todayâ€™s tourism and travel industry. The subject-matter seems simple but is actually complicated and technical in nature, particularly for those person with a meager background in travel and tourism profession. The book includes numerous innovations. It contains sample questions and problems which could easily be solved with the help of tables, charts, diagrams, and of course study of text. Many additions resulted form the helpful and practical suggestions from students, professors and professionals who are directly or indirectly connected with this growing industry.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jagmohan Negi

Prof. (Dr.) Jagmohan Negi is presently Professor in International Hospitality and Tourism in Amity School of Hospitality. Formerly he held the positions as Executive Director in Swiss Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management and Director, National Council for Hotel Management as well, Research Professor and Teaching and Research Faculty in the Institute of Hotel Management, New Delhi. He is a reputed author of number of articles and books on various aspects of hospitality and tourism. He has more than 35 years of experience as training and management consultant to hospitality and tourism educational institutes. He has developed and designed number of travel related curriculum for undergraduate and postgraduate educational and training which has been acknowledged and adopted by many institutes, colleges, universities and training institutes both in India as well as abroad. He is also a reputed guest professor and speaker at various colleges, institutions and universities and is directly associated with various national and international bodies such as World Tourism Organisation, UNDP, ILO, International Culinary Foundation and Himalayan Tourism and Recreation in Mountains.