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Responsible Tourism: Trends in Indian Tourism Sector
Responsible Tourism: Trends in Indian Tourism Sector

Authors:

Mr Piyush Sharma
Asst. Professor
BCIHMCT
Ph: 09810658060
Email: piyush@bcihmct.ac.in

Ms Reshma Kamboj
Asst. Professor
BCIHMCT
Ph: 09810162553
Email: reshma@bcihmct.ac.in

Responsible tourism: Trends in Indian tourism sector

Abstract:

The significant change in trends of tourism in recent times has been increasing interest of people in visiting exotic locals with natural resources all around. This is mainly on account of two reasons, first, that the people are becoming more and more environment conscious and second, it not only helps to keep the tourist attractions in their original shapes and factors which helps the local population too, to get totally involved and improve their employability.

The above reasons have given rise to the concept of Responsible tourism, which has forced the many industries and organizations in the tourism centered countries to adapt it as their main agenda in global tourism. India is no exception and being one of the biggest tourism destinations in Asia with its large biodiversity, breathtaking landscapes, mountain terrains, national parks, heritage sites, have started promoting Responsible tourism in a very big way and government as well as other authorities and organizations are giving their full support to this trend.

“Tourism is an undisputed catalyst for building understanding, fostering social inclusion and promoting higher standards of living”. Taleb Rifai, UNWTO

The present study is aimed to examine the initiative taken by the government and private players in the tourism sector on the Responsible Tourism and other related areas like Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism, to study the present trends in the tourism sector in detail and suggest the best possible practices to enhance the scope of responsible tourism in reality.

Key words: Responsible tourism, ecotourism, sustainable tourism, social inclusion.

Introduction:

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