INTERRELATIONSHIP

BETWEEN TOURISM

AND TRANSPORTATIONPRESENTED BY-

NEETA DAS

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REG. NO- 14BT035A

A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO TOURISM

TRAVEL & TOURISM IS A TRULY GLOBAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY – ONE WHICH TAKES PLACE IN DESTINATIONS ACROSS THE WORLD, FROM LEADING CAPITAL CITIES AND SMALLER TOWNS AND VILLAGES IN RURAL AND COASTAL AREAS, TO SOME OF THE REMOTEST POINTS ON THE PLANET. IT IS ONE OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST INDUSTRIES, OR ECONOMIC SECTORS, CONTRIBUTING TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUALLY TO THE GLOBAL ECONOMY, CREATING JOBS AND WEALTH, GENERATING EXPORTS, BOOSTING TAXES AND STIMULATING CAPITAL INVESTMENT.

TOURISM IN INDIA- A GLIMPSE AND FACTS• THE TOURISM INDUSTRY OF INDIA IS ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT

AND GROWS RAPIDLY. THE WORLD TRAVEL & TOURISM COUNCIL CALCULATED THAT TOURISM GENERATED INR 6.4 TRILLION OR 6.6% OF THE NATION'S GDP IN 2012. IT SUPPORTED 39.5 MILLION JOBS, 7.7% OF ITS TOTAL EMPLOYMENT. THE SECTOR IS PREDICTED TO GROW AT AN AVERAGE ANNUAL RATE OF 7.9% FROM 2013 TO 2023. THIS GIVES INDIA THE THIRD RANK AMONG COUNTRIES WITH THE FASTEST GROWING TOURISM INDUSTRIES OVER THE NEXT DECADE.

KEY SECTOR TO TOURISM

• AVIATION

• CRUISE

• HOSPITALITY

TRANSPORTATION- DEFINITION•ANY DEVICE USED TO MOVE AN ITEM FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER. COMMON FORMS OF TRANSPORTATION INCLUDE PLANES, TRAINS, AUTOMOBILES, AND OTHER TWO-WHEEL DEVICES SUCH AS BIKES OR MOTORCYCLES.

•A WELL KNOWN AND CO-ORDINATE SYSTEM OF TRANSPORT PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE SUSTAINED ECONOMIC GROWTH OF A COUNTRY.

MAJOR LANDMARKS IN TRANSPORT SECTOR

• FIRST AIR SPACE STATION OF DELHI WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1927.

• FIRST FULL-FLEDGED AIR PORT AT DELHI (12500 FT) FOR 747 B AIRCRAFT WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1939-45.

• FIRST TRAIN FROM MUMBAI TO THANE RAN IN 1953. THE TOTAL DISTANCE WAS 32 KM.

•KALPANA CHAWLA (1997) IS THE FIRST INDIAN-AMERICAN IN SPACE.

• IN 1979-82, THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES CONSTRUCTED FLYOVERS IN DELHI TO FACILITATE SMOOTH FLOW OF TRAFFIC DURING THE ASIAN GAMES.

CHALLENGES TO TRANSPORT SECTOR• INDIA’S ROADS ARE CONGESTED AND OF POOR QUALITY

• RURAL ROADS HAVE POOR ACCESS

• PORTS ARE CONGESTED AND INEFFICIENT

• RAILWAYS ARE NEVER ON-TIME AND SOME RAILWAYS ARE NEVER WELL-MAINTAINED

• THE RAILWAYS ARE FACING SEVERE CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS AND ARE ALWAYS IN A MAJOR REVENUE DEFICIT

TRANSPORT SECTOR STATISTICS INDIA: TRANSPORT SECTOR KEY STATISTICS

UNITS

AS OF 2011

LENGTH OF ROADS KM 35,16,452

MAIN ROADS KM 6,66,452

PAVED ROADS % 47.3

ACCESS TO ALL WEATHER ROADS % 61.9

ROAD DENSITY KM/1000 SQ. KM 1115

RAIL TRACK LENGTH KM 63327

NO. OF PORTS 199

TURNAROUND TIME DAYS 3-6

AIRPORTS 125

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INCREASING TOURISM IN INDIA- SOME POSSIBLE SUGGESTIONS

• KNOW THE EXACT REQUIREMENTS OF THE FOREIGNERS- THEIR LIKES AND DISLIKES AND VIEWS AND OPINIONS

• GIVE THEM FOOD WHICH IS LESS SPICIER AND WHICH CAN CONNECT TO THEIR STAPLE FOOD AT A REASONABLE COST

• STOP DUPING THEM IN VARIOUS GROUNDS AND ENSURING THAT THEY ARE WELL-TREATED

•  OPEN TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRES ALL OVER INDIA, WITH GUYS WHO HAVE REAL PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE. WHAT IS BADLY MISSING IN INDIA IS AUTHENTIC INFORMATION

•  INDIANS SHOULD THEMSELVES UNDERSTAND THAT FOREIGNERS ARE ALSO NORMAL HUMAN BEINGS AND NOT OBJECTS IN A MUSEUM/ZOO TO BE STARED AT WHICH MAKES THEM VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AND OBSCENE

HOW TRANSPORTATION CAN PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN INCREASING TOURISM• FIRST OF ALL, TRANSPORT FACILITIES IN TOURIST DESTINATION PLACES

SHOULD BE MODIFIED IN SUCH A WAY THAT SUITS THE NEEDS AND WANTS OF THE TOURISTS AND THEY DO NOT FEEL OUT OF PLACE.

• THEN, THE FACILITIES SHOULD BE AT A MODERATELY HIGHER COST SO THAT NOT ALL THE LOCAL PEOPLE CAN USE THE TRANSPORT FACILITIES. THIS WAY, THE FACILITIES WILL REMAIN CLEAN AND DESIRABLE.

• WHATEVER THE TRANSPORTATION MODE BE, BE IT ROADS, RAILWAYS OR AIRWAYS SHOULD BE FREE OF MALPRACTICES THAT MOTIVATEMORE TOURISM IN THE SUCCEEDING YEARS.

THAT’S ALL FOR NOW