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Tourism Development makes a de tailed study of the tourism pheno menon and its numerous aspects. It explores various concepts in tourism, what makes it possible and how tourism is an important factor in the prosperity of a nation. Since tourism is a highly complex phenomenon, various disciplines are involved in its study. Some basic disciplines such as Economics, Psychology and Sociology and Geography contribute a great deal to it. Newer disciplines of Management and Marketing have been introduced in tourism develop ment and play a significant role in it. In addition, techniques of Planning. Statistics and Market Research are also involved and are used extensively by tourism enterprises.

Divided into thirteen chapters, the book covers systematically various areas related to the subject, especially tourism development and promotion, from the earliest times to the modern day. These include tourism psycho logy, motivation for travel, organisa tion of tourism, measurement, plan ning and development, tourism mar keting and promotion and economic and social significance of tourism. Also included are chapters on inter national tourism organisations, ac commodation and travel agencies.. Development of tourism in India is separately dealt with in one exhaus tive chapter.