MADHAYA PRADESH TOURISM
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TOURISM
INTRODUCTION
Our project name is 'DREAM TRAVEL' about the tourism places. In our project we define the tourism places of Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh. In which we define why and how the peoples are interested to goes this place. The quality and environment is the main reason to attract the people in those places.
Tourism is the act of travel for predominantly recreational or leisure purpose and also refers to provisional of services in support of this act.
"According to the world tourism organization, tourists or people who travel to and stay in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purpose not related to the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the place visited".
As a service industry, tourism has numerous tangible and intangible elements. Major tangible elements include transportation, accommodation, and other components of a hospitality industry major intangible elements relate to the purpose or motivation for becoming a tourists such a rest, relaxation, the opportunity to meet new people and experiences other cultures or simply to do something different have an adventure.
Tourism is vital for many countries, due to the income generated by the consumption of goods and services by tourist, the taxes levied on business on the tourism industry and the opportunity for employment and economic.
Advancement by working in the industry for these reasons NGO' Sand government agencies may sometimes promote a specific reason as the tourist destination and support the development of tourism industry in the area.
Tourism is a dynamic and competitive industry that requires the ability to constantly adapt to customers' changing needs and desires, as the customer’s satisfaction, safety and enjoyment are particularly the focus of tourism businesses.
Although many of us have been "tourists" at some point in our lives, defining what tourism actually is can be difficult. Tourism is the activities of persons traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business or other purposes.
"Tourism is a collection of activities, services and industries that delivers a travel experience, including transportation, accommodations, eating and drinking establishments, retail shops, entertainment businesses, activity facilities and other hospitality services provided for individuals or groups traveling away from home”.
Although many of us have been "tourists" at some point in our lives, defining what tourism actually is can be difficult. Tourism is the activities of persons traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business or other purposes. Matheson and Wall (1982) created a good working definition of tourism as "the temporary movement of people to destinations outside their normal places of work and residence, the activities undertaken during their stay in those destinations, and the facilities created to cater to their needs." According to Macintosh and Goeldner (1986) tourism is "the sum of the phenomena and relationships arising from the interaction of tourists, business suppliers, host governments and host communities in the process of attracting and hosting these tourists and other visitors." Travel: The act of moving outside one's home community for business or pleasure but not for commuting or traveling to or from school (Macintosh and Goeldner, 1986). Visitor: Any person visiting a country other than that in which he/she has his/her usual place of residence, for any reason other than following an occupation remunerated from within the country visited (United Nations Conference on International Travel and Tourism, 1963).
Madhya Pradesh is endowed with a very rich spectrum of scenic and relatively undisturbed landscapes, forests, wildlife and cultural diversity. The State has the largest forest area (94,669 sq km) in the country of which more than 10,000 sq km is under Protected Areas and the largest tiger population housed in five world famous tiger reserves. It is also home to several endangered species including the Gangetic Dolphin, the Ghariyal, the Great Indian Bustard and the Kharmor amongst others. More than 80 per cent of tourism in Madhya Pradesh is centered on nature and wildlife. The State has long been a premier wildlife destination especially for ‘Tiger viewing’. Excessive and exclusive focus on tigers and tiger reserves however has the potential to lead to problems including resource degradation, neglect of other areas, erosion of the local culture and other management problems associated with excessive centralization. Besides, a majority of tourists are deprived of experiencing other lesser known but equally rich facets of the State’s natural heritage, which could also lead to stagnation in the growth of tourist inflow to the State.
It is in this context that “Ecotourism” has gained its relevance. Ecotourism or Ecologically Sustainable Tourism has been defined as responsible tourism to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well being of local communities. It has been recognized as an important conservation tool as it encourages local communities, government as well as private agencies to protect natural resources that attract visitors resulting in economic benefits and at the same time caters to the growing worldwide popular demand for opportunities to savour natural wilderness. Ecotourism also has potential to play an important role in creating environmental as well as cultural awareness amongst all the stakeholders – local communities, tourists, government and the private sector.
With this background, the Government of Madhya Pradesh has resolved to make the promotion of ecotourism in the State a priority area. The focus shall be on conservation of natural resources through awareness building, diversification of tourism activities and destinations, and local community participation. This Policy is aimed at informing and sensitizing the general public and related Government Departments towards ecotourism and laying down the framework for its growth in the State in an environmentally, socially and economically sustainable manner.