www.mdurohtak.ac.in Maharshi Dayanand University : Hotel and Tourism Management Syllabus

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TOURISM BUSINESS

Unit-I
1. Tours, tourists, visitors, excursionists, travelers, resources, attractive, product market concept.
2. Tourism: Meaning, nature and scope
3. Tourism: Types, elements and components
4. Different approaches to the study of tourism.

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Unit - II
1. Historical development of tourism
2. Travel motivators & deterrents
3. Pull and push forces in tourism.

Unit- III
1. Economic impacts of Tourism
2. Socio-cultural Impacts of Tourism
3. Environmental Impacts of Tourism

Unit- IV
1. Transportation: Types and relevance in tourism
2. Accommodation: Types are relevance in tourism
3. Travel Agencies and Tour-Operators: Overview and relevance in tourism
4. Concept of Tourism Chain; Vertical and Horizontal integration in tourism chain
5. Performance of tourism in India at national and international level
6. An overview of tourism Education with special reference to India

REFERENCES:
1. Anand, M.M., Tourism and hotel Industry ii1 India, Prentice Hall, New Delhi, 1976
2. Bhatia, A. K., International Tourism, Sterling Publishers, New Delhi
3. Bhatia, A. K., Tourism development: Principles, Practices and Philosophies,
Sterling Publishers, New Delhi
4. McIntosh, Robert, W. Goldner, Charles, Tourism: Principles, Practices and
Philosophies, John Wiley and Sons Inc. New York, 1990 (9th edition)
5. Mill, Robert Christie and Alastair M. Morrison, The Tourism System, Englewood
Cliffs, N.J., Prentice Hall, 1985
6. Negi, J.M.S., Tourism and Travel- Concepts and principles, Gitanjali Publishing
House, New Delhi, 1990
7. Robinson, H.A., Geography of Tourism, Me Donald and Evans, London, 1976
8. Sevlam, M., Tourism Industry in India, Himalaya Publishing House, Bombay, 1989
9. Seth, P.N., Successful Tourism Planning and Management, Cross Section
Publications
10. Kaul, R.N., Dynamics of Tourism: A Trilogy, Sterling Publishers, New Delhi II.
11. Peters, M., International Tourism, Hutchinson, London