CONTENTSAcknowledgment Executive Summary Table of content Abbreviations CONTENTS1 Introduction 1.1 Background of the study: 1 1.2 Need for Study: 3 1.3 Research Questions: 4 1.4 Aim: 4 1.5 Objectives: 5 1.6 Approach: 5 1.7 Methodology: 6 1.8 Detailed Study Framework: 7 1.9 Scope and Limitation: 9 2 Tourism 2.1 Evolution of Tourism: 10 2.2 Defining Tourism: 11 2.2.1 Classification of tourist 14 2.3 Types of tourist: 15 2.3.1 Tourist on the basis of country 15 2.3.2 Tourist on the basis of number 16 2.4 Types of tourism: 17 2.4.1 Mass Tourism: 17 2.4.2 Sustainable Tourism: 17 2.4.3 Ecotourism: 18 2.4.4 Alternative tourism: 19 2.4.5 Pro-poor tourism: 19 2.5 Tourism Industry: 20 2.6 Tourism Infrastructure 22 2.7 Impact of tourism: 23 2.7.1 Positive Impacts 23 2.7.2 Negative Impacts 24 2.8 Economic aspects of tourism: 25 2.8.1 Tourism and Employment 25 2.8.2 Trickle down effects: 26 2.8.3 Multiplier effect: 26 2.8.4 Demonstration effect: 27 2.8.5 Input output system: 27 2.9 Case Study: 28 2.9.1 Kerala: 28 2.9.2 Venice: 34 2.10 Conclusion: 36 3 Tourism in India 3.1 Tourism in India: 37 3.1.1 Foreign tourism: 38 3.1.2 Domestic Tourism: 42 3.2 Growth drivers of tourism: 45 3.3 The Policy and Legal Framework 45 3.3.1 The National Tourism Policy-2002 45 3.4 Rajasthan: 46 3.5 The Govt of Rajasthan Tourism Policy 2001: 48 3.6 Tourist circuits of Rajasthan: 50 3.7 Tourist arrivals in Rajasthan 52 3.8 Conclusion 53 4 Udaipur overview 4.1 Udaipur: 55 4.2 History of Udaipur 56 4.3 Physical Setting 57 4.4 Demographic profile 59 4.5 Climate and rainfall: 59 4.6 Growth patterns in Udaipur: 60 4.7 Growth directions: 61 4.8 Economic base 62 4.9 Industry: 62 4.10 Tourist infrastructure: 63 4.10.1 Bus stand: 64 4.10.2 Railway station: 64 4.10.3 Airport: 65 4.10.4 Tourist information centre: 65 4.10.5 Food and lodging facility: 66 4.10.6 Shopping activity: 66 4.10.7 Travel agencies: 67 4.10.8 Guides: 68 4.11 Conclusion 68 5 Udaipur Tourist Destination 5.1 Tourist Destinations: 69 5.1.1 Region level 70 5.1.2 At City level: 84 5.2 Conclusion 94 6 Udaipur Tourism & Analysis 6.1 Tourism Trends: 95 6.2 Monthly tourist arrival in Udaipur 97 6.3 Seasonal distribution of Domestic & Foreign Tourist arrival: 99 6.4 Tourist profile characteristics: 100 6.5 State wise distribution of tourist: 100 6.6 Distribution of foreign Tourist: 101 6.7 Group size distribution of Domestic and Foreigners tourists: 102 6.8 Age and gender distribution of tourists surveyed: 102 6.9 Tourist distribution based on the purpose of visit 103 6.10 Tourist distribution based on the average duration of stay 104 6.11 Expenditure incurred per Tourist / Day 104 6.12 Tourist distribution based on the Type of accommodation 105 6.13 Tourist distribution based on destination attraction: 106 6.14 Tourist distribution based on the Number of visits: 106 6.15 Cities covered by the Tourist: 107 6.16 Visits near Udaipur: 107 6.17 Economic Impact of tourism 108 6.18 Visitor surveys / input-output (I-O) model analysis 108 6.18.1 Tourism Spending Impacts 108 6.19 Conclusion 113 7 Development Strategies for tourism development 7.1 Identification of Problems and Issues: 114 7.2 SWOT Analysis 115 7.3 Tourism development strategy 117 7.3.1 Creation of New Circuits/ Destinations 117 7.3.2 New tourism products 118 7.3.3 Area development through tourism: 119 7.3.4 Tourist Infrastructure 120 7.3.5 Increasing Tourism Revenues resulting in promotion of local economy 121 7.3.6 Tourism Marketing 124 7.4 Conclusion 125 Bibliography Annexure