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Evolving Paradigms in Tourism and Hospitality in Developing Countries A Case Study of India
This volume highlights a broad selection of valuable research work by renowned professionals and scientists from academia and the travel industry, bridging academic perspectives and research with practical applications. It provides a wide-ranging vision of a multitude of trends in the global travel and tourism industry today and in the future.
Adopting an integrated and interdisciplinary approach, the contributors examine a diverse selection of topics and share their research and exploratory investigations to frame their implications and outcomes. The volume reflects upon the wide-ranging conceptual approaches to the subject of tourism and includes varying paradigms and perspectives on the core elements of the tourism sector. The overall thrust of the book is to provide a required critical depth to tourism studies and to guide the reader through the fundamental themes of tourism, destination marketing, branding, and management.
Destination Management and Competitiveness: Intervention of Destination Management Organizations for Global Competency
Bindi Varghese
Policing Tourism: Challenges and Opportunities of the Tourist Police System in India
Pradeep N. Chaitanya
Visitor Management and Community Participation in an Ecotourism Destination: The Case of the Kanha Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh
Anu Chandran
Empowerment of Marginalized Communities and Tourism: Case Study of Theyyam Dance
Jacob John and Megha Jacob
Influence of Perceived Risks on Destination Choice Process: An Indian Perspective
Jose K Antony and Joby Thomas
Community-Based Waste Management for Sustainable Tourism in Backwater Regions
Emilda K. Joseph
Civil Disturbances and Tourism Sector: An Impact Study on Kerala Tourism
Sandhya Hariprasad and Bindi Varghese
Ecological Tourism Pointers: Analysis on Concepts, Frameworks, and Applications on the Vembanad Lake of Kerala
Suja John
Managing Heritage City for Tourism and the Contribution to the Regional Development: A Case of Darasuram in Kumbakonam, Tamilnadu
K. Selvakumar
Organizational Culture and Employee Motivation Among Tourism Professionals in Karnataka
Tomy K. Kallarakkal
Employee Engagement in Travel Organizations: The Influence of Psychological Climate on Employee Engagement and Its Influence on Intent to Stay
Ginu George
Can Foreign Exchange Volatility Really Influence Tourist Inflow in India?
K. J. Anson and Avin Thaliath
Celebrity Endorsement: Solving the Destination Marketing Puzzle
Rosma Mary Jolly
Talent Development in the Tourism Industry: A Deliberation on the Open Source Talent in Goa
Cheryl Poornima Smith e Venan Dias and Venan Bonaventure Dias
Role of Tourism Education in Meeting the Competency Expectations of the Tourism Industry
Nagarjuna G.
Socially Responsible Investment: A New Paradigm in Tourism and Hospitality Sector
Gowri Shankar R. and B. S. Arjun
Socio-Cultural Impacts of Namdapha Eco-Cultural Festival on the Local Residents of Miao
Pinky Jacob
The Indian Hybridity in Its Cultural Expression: Better Understanding One’s Cultural Heritage
Githa U. Badikillaya
Challenges of Medical Tourism: Managerial Paradigm in the Indian Framework
Bindi Varghese
Developing a Competitive Wine Tourism Destination: Case Study of Vineyards in Maharashtra
Anupama S. Kotur (Kaddi)
Agri-Tourism in India and Strategies for Growth
Suraj Nair
Commercialization of Art Forms: A Kerala Tourism Perspective
Anu Ajayagosh
Hindu Pilgrimage: Issues and Challenges in Kerala
Nikhil Raj K
Sustainable Tourism Indicators: A Literature Review on Concepts, Frameworks, and Applications
Shamima Akhtar
Social Media in Tourism: Challenges and Corrective Measures
Sneha N. and B. George
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Preface
PART I: TOURISM AND DESTINATION MANAGEMENT
- Destination Management and Competitiveness: Intervention of Destination Management Organizations for Global Competency
- Policing Tourism: Challenges and Opportunities of the Tourist Police System in India
- Visitor Management and Community Participation in an Ecotourism Destination: The Case of the Kanha Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh
- Empowerment of Marginalized Communities and Tourism: Case Study of Theyyam Dance
- Influence of Perceived Risks on Destination Choice Process: An Indian Perspective
- Community-Based Waste Management for Sustainable Tourism in Backwater Regions
- Civil Disturbances and Tourism Sector: An Impact Study on Kerala Tourism
- Ecological Tourism Pointers: Analysis on Concepts, Frameworks, and Applications on the Vembanad Lake of Kerala
- Managing Heritage City for Tourism and the Contribution to the Regional Development: A Case of Darasuram in Kumbakonam, Tamilnadu
- Organizational Culture and Employee Motivation Among Tourism Professionals in Karnataka
- Employee Engagement in Travel Organizations: The Influence of Psychological Climate on Employee Engagement and Its Influence on Intent to Stay
- Can Foreign Exchange Volatility Really Influence Tourist Inflow in India?
- Celebrity Endorsement: Solving the Destination Marketing Puzzle
- Talent Development in the Tourism Industry: A Deliberation on the Open Source Talent in Goa
- Role of Tourism Education in Meeting the Competency Expectations of the Tourism Industry
- Socially Responsible Investment: A New Paradigm in the Tourism and Hospitality Sector
- Socio-Cultural Impacts of Namdapha Eco-Cultural Festival on the Local Residents of Miao
- The Indian Hybridity in Its Cultural Expression: Better Understanding One’s Cultural Heritage
- Challenges of Medical Tourism: Managerial Paradigm in the Indian Framework
- Developing a Competitive Wine Tourism Destination: Case Study of Vineyards in Maharashtra
- Agri-Tourism in India and Strategies for Growth
- Commercialization of Art Forms: A Kerala Tourism Perspective
- Hindu Pilgrimage: Issues and Challenges in Kerala
- Sustainable Tourism Indicators: A Literature Review on Concepts, Frameworks, and Applications
- Social Media in Tourism: Challenges and Corrective Measures
Bindi Varghese
Pradeep N Chaitanya
Anu Chandran
Jacob John and Megha Jacob
Jose K. Antony and Joby Thomas
Emilda K. Joseph
Sandhya Hariprasad and Bindi Varghese
Suja John
K. Selvakumar
PART II: OPERATIONAL AND MANAGERIAL PERSPECTIVES IN THE SERVICE SECTOR
Tomy K. Kallarakkal
Ginu George
K. J. Anson and Avin Thaliath
Rosma Mary Jolly
Cheryl Poornima Smith e Venan Dias and Venan Bonaventure Dias
Nagarjuna G.
Gowri Shankar R. and B. S. Arjun
Pinky Jacob
PART III: EMERGING AREAS IN TOURISM
Githa U Badikillaya
Bindi Varghese
Anupama S Kottur
Suraj Nair
Anu Ajayagosh
Nikhil Raj K.
Shamima Akhtar
Sneha N. and B. George
Index
Biography
Bindi Varghese, PhD, is an Associate Professor affiliated with Christ University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. As an academician and tourism professional, she has over 15 years of academic and industrial experience. She has served at many educational institutions in South India and has served as a national and international expert for a decade at several educational institutions of India. She is actively associated with the Indian Tourism Congress (ITC) and the Kerala Development Society (KDS), New Delhi. Dr. Varghese is also an issue editor for ATNA: Journal of Tourism Studies, published by Christ University. She has written extensively for national and international peer-reviewed journals and is very well recognized in the academic circle in India. She has authored a book on medical tourism in India and has also contributed chapters to edited books and has published several articles in areas of destination management, governance, medical tourism, e-tourism, etc.