this slide will let you get a glimpse of the relationship of tourism with transportation. an essential topic for students pursuing their career in Tourism Management

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. KEY SECTOR TO TOURISM
• AVIATION
• CRUISE
• HOSPITALITY

5. 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.

6. •MFIARJSOT RAI RL ASPNACDEM STAARTIKOSN OINF D TERLHAI NWSASP COORNTST SRUECCTTEOD RIN
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.

7. 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

8. 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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9. INCREASING TOURISM IN INDIA- SOME
• KNOW THE EXPAOCTS RSEQIUBIRLEEME NSTUS OGFG THEE SFOTRIEOIGNNESRS- 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

10. 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 MOTIVATE
MORE TOURISM IN THE SUCCEEDING YEARS.

11. THAT’S ALL FOR NOW