TY - BOOK AU - Sarkar, Shyamantika (PP0009217) AU - Adhvaryu, Bhargav (Guide) AU - Roy, Anil kumar (Guide) TI - Exploring the potential of tourism development and providing strategies for the state of Tripura (Also available on CD) U1 - P TH-2404 PY - 2019/// N1 - Table of contents Undertaking i Certificate ii Acknowledgments iii Abstract iv Table of contents v List of figures vii List of tables ix 1 Chapter 1 -Introduction 1-7 1.1 Background and context 1 1.2 Need of the study 2 1.3 Aim 3 1.4 Objectives 3 1.5 Research Methodology 3 1.6 Conceptual Framework 6 1.7 Scope of the Study 7 1.8 Limitation of the Study 7 1.9 Chapter Overview 7 2 Chapter 2 – Literature Review 8-25 2.1 Genesis 8 2.2 Defining Tourism 8 2.3 Evolution 9 2.4 Classification of Tourism 9 2.5 Impacts of Tourism 12 2.6 Economic Aspects of Tourism 14 2.7 Tourism Planning Process 16 2.8 Tourism:Global Scenario 19 2.9 Tourism in India 25 3 Chapter 3 – Tripura and its Profile 32-36 3.1 Historical Background 32 3.2 Regional setting 32 3.3 Regional Connectivity 32 3.4 General Physiography 33 3.5 Demoraphic Profile 35 3.6 Socio-Economic Pattern 36 3.7 Administrative Regions 36 4 Chapter 4 – Tourism in Tripura 37 4.1 Tourism Trends: Tourist influx and Annual Growth rate of Tripura 37 4.2 Comaparative analysis of Tourism Trends –Tripura & Other NE States . 39 4.3 Tourist Characteristics and their Perception 42 4.4 Issues and Challenges hindering Tourism development in Tripura 54 4.5 S.W.O.T analysis for Tourism in Tripura 56 5 Chapter 5 – Major findings with strategies and Action Plans 64 6 Chapter 6 – Conclusion 73 7 References xi Appendix : xiii ER -