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