1. THE ROLE OF TOURISM &
TRAVEL IN AVIATION
INDUSTRY
Presented by
M. Ramesh
Department of Tourism & Travel Management
Paper presented on International conference held at Nehru College of Aeronautics

2. Introduction
 Food, Cloth, Shelter – Travel
 Tourism
 Moving one place to another place
 Staying more than 24 hrs
 Participate in tourism activities
 To benefit local community people

3. Historical Aspects
 Knowledge, Seeking a new Place,
Business
 Path, Wheel, Cycle – basic mode
of Transport
 Indian mythology (Lord Shiva,
Lord Vishnu, Lord Muruga)
 18th and 19th CE – Development
of Technology and Science

4. India Outlook
 3 sides covered & 1 side of Mountain
– India
 1911 - First transport between Allahbad
and Naini
 1920 – Constructed some Airports
 1927 – Announced of using public transport
in Aviation
 1929 – To start Imperial Aviation Ltd
 1930 – To start 1st Air transport in India
 1946 – To give a license of Air Transportation
 1946 – To change TATA airlines to Air India International

5. Continued…
 1950 – To start Commission of Air Transport
 1953 - To nationalized Air Transportation
divided Air India International and Indian airlines
 2012 – 17 - 12th five year plan to improve aviation
 E-visa, Visa on arrival

6. Linkages between Aviation & Tourism
 1947 – To start IATA
 1 out of 11 Tourism jobs
 Increase the no of
Air travelers
 To construct well develop
& greenfield airports

7. Continued…
 Business
 Holiday (or) leisure
 Tour
 Sports
 Film

8. Aviation role in Tourism enhancement
 Safety and speed mode of
transportation
 Less no of Accidents
 Gaining foreign exchange
 Accessible for all class
people
 Comfort zone of transport
 To enter the low cost
airlines
 E- visa

9. More concentrate on these areas
 Still uncomfortable under to village
 Natural disasters defeat on aviation
 Tickets rates are not stable
 Not specific flights with
comparison of other transport

10. In future
 Higher disposable income
 Increase the no of travelers
 Emerging in Space Tourism

11. References
 Dr. A. Swaminathan, 1993 “Tourism”
 V. Kirutinasami, 2008 “ Tourism Development –”
 Dr. Sambad kumar jain - Tourism priciples, policies, practices
 Dr. Balakrishnan - Airport, Airline Cargo Management
 Dr. S.ambad kumar jain - Travel Agency & Tour Operators
 WWW.bollywoodpresents.com
 WWW.indianvisaonline.gov.in
 WWW.trendingeconomics.com
 WWW.indpaedia.com
 WWW.tourism.gov.in
 WWW.cbn.co.za
 WWW.mpaa.org

12. THANK YOU