1st Edition

Evolving Paradigms in Tourism and Hospitality in Developing Countries A Case Study of India

Edited By Bindi Varghese Copyright 2017
    558 Pages 13 Color & 30 B/W Illustrations
    by Apple Academic Press

    558 Pages 13 Color & 30 B/W Illustrations
    by Apple Academic Press

    558 Pages 13 Color & 30 B/W Illustrations
    by Apple Academic Press

    This volume highlights a broad selection of valuable research work by renowned professionals and scientists from academia and the travel industry, bridging academic perspectives and research with practical applications. It provides a wide-ranging vision of a multitude of trends in the global travel and tourism industry today and in the future.



    Adopting an integrated and interdisciplinary approach, the contributors examine a diverse selection of topics and share their research and exploratory investigations to frame their implications and outcomes. The volume reflects upon the wide-ranging conceptual approaches to the subject of tourism and includes varying paradigms and perspectives on the core elements of the tourism sector. The overall thrust of the book is to provide a required critical depth to tourism studies and to guide the reader through the fundamental themes of tourism, destination marketing, branding, and management.

    Destination Management and Competitiveness: Intervention of Destination Management Organizations for Global Competency

    Bindi Varghese

    Policing Tourism: Challenges and Opportunities of the Tourist Police System in India

    Pradeep N. Chaitanya

    Visitor Management and Community Participation in an Ecotourism Destination: The Case of the Kanha Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh

    Anu Chandran

    Empowerment of Marginalized Communities and Tourism: Case Study of Theyyam Dance

    Jacob John and Megha Jacob

    Influence of Perceived Risks on Destination Choice Process: An Indian Perspective

    Jose K Antony and Joby Thomas

    Community-Based Waste Management for Sustainable Tourism in Backwater Regions

    Emilda K. Joseph

    Civil Disturbances and Tourism Sector: An Impact Study on Kerala Tourism

    Sandhya Hariprasad and Bindi Varghese

    Ecological Tourism Pointers: Analysis on Concepts, Frameworks, and Applications on the Vembanad Lake of Kerala

    Suja John

    Managing Heritage City for Tourism and the Contribution to the Regional Development: A Case of Darasuram in Kumbakonam, Tamilnadu

    K. Selvakumar

    Organizational Culture and Employee Motivation Among Tourism Professionals in Karnataka

    Tomy K. Kallarakkal

    Employee Engagement in Travel Organizations: The Influence of Psychological Climate on Employee Engagement and Its Influence on Intent to Stay

    Ginu George

    Can Foreign Exchange Volatility Really Influence Tourist Inflow in India?

    K. J. Anson and Avin Thaliath

    Celebrity Endorsement: Solving the Destination Marketing Puzzle

    Rosma Mary Jolly

    Talent Development in the Tourism Industry: A Deliberation on the Open Source Talent in Goa

    Cheryl Poornima Smith e Venan Dias and Venan Bonaventure Dias

    Role of Tourism Education in Meeting the Competency Expectations of the Tourism Industry

    Nagarjuna G.

    Socially Responsible Investment: A New Paradigm in Tourism and Hospitality Sector

    Gowri Shankar R. and B. S. Arjun

    Socio-Cultural Impacts of Namdapha Eco-Cultural Festival on the Local Residents of Miao

    Pinky Jacob

    The Indian Hybridity in Its Cultural Expression: Better Understanding One’s Cultural Heritage

    Githa U. Badikillaya

    Challenges of Medical Tourism: Managerial Paradigm in the Indian Framework

    Bindi Varghese

    Developing a Competitive Wine Tourism Destination: Case Study of Vineyards in Maharashtra

    Anupama S. Kotur (Kaddi)

    Agri-Tourism in India and Strategies for Growth

    Suraj Nair

    Commercialization of Art Forms: A Kerala Tourism Perspective

    Anu Ajayagosh

    Hindu Pilgrimage: Issues and Challenges in Kerala

    Nikhil Raj K

    Sustainable Tourism Indicators: A Literature Review on Concepts, Frameworks, and Applications

    Shamima Akhtar

    Social Media in Tourism: Challenges and Corrective Measures

    Sneha N. and B. George

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    Preface

    PART I: TOURISM AND DESTINATION MANAGEMENT

    1. Destination Management and Competitiveness: Intervention of Destination Management Organizations for Global Competency
    2. Bindi Varghese

    3. Policing Tourism: Challenges and Opportunities of the Tourist Police System in India
    4. Pradeep N Chaitanya

    5. Visitor Management and Community Participation in an Ecotourism Destination: The Case of the Kanha Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh
    6. Anu Chandran

    7. Empowerment of Marginalized Communities and Tourism: Case Study of Theyyam Dance
    8. Jacob John and Megha Jacob

    9. Influence of Perceived Risks on Destination Choice Process: An Indian Perspective
    10. Jose K. Antony and Joby Thomas

    11. Community-Based Waste Management for Sustainable Tourism in Backwater Regions
    12. Emilda K. Joseph

    13. Civil Disturbances and Tourism Sector: An Impact Study on Kerala Tourism
    14. Sandhya Hariprasad and Bindi Varghese

    15. Ecological Tourism Pointers: Analysis on Concepts, Frameworks, and Applications on the Vembanad Lake of Kerala
    16. Suja John

    17. Managing Heritage City for Tourism and the Contribution to the Regional Development: A Case of Darasuram in Kumbakonam, Tamilnadu
    18. K. Selvakumar

      PART II: OPERATIONAL AND MANAGERIAL PERSPECTIVES IN THE SERVICE SECTOR

    19. Organizational Culture and Employee Motivation Among Tourism Professionals in Karnataka
    20. Tomy K. Kallarakkal

    21. Employee Engagement in Travel Organizations: The Influence of Psychological Climate on Employee Engagement and Its Influence on Intent to Stay
    22. Ginu George

    23. Can Foreign Exchange Volatility Really Influence Tourist Inflow in India?
    24. K. J. Anson and Avin Thaliath

    25. Celebrity Endorsement: Solving the Destination Marketing Puzzle
    26. Rosma Mary Jolly

    27. Talent Development in the Tourism Industry: A Deliberation on the Open Source Talent in Goa
    28. Cheryl Poornima Smith e Venan Dias and Venan Bonaventure Dias

    29. Role of Tourism Education in Meeting the Competency Expectations of the Tourism Industry
    30. Nagarjuna G.

    31. Socially Responsible Investment: A New Paradigm in the Tourism and Hospitality Sector
    32. Gowri Shankar R. and B. S. Arjun

    33. Socio-Cultural Impacts of Namdapha Eco-Cultural Festival on the Local Residents of Miao
    34. Pinky Jacob

      PART III: EMERGING AREAS IN TOURISM

    35. The Indian Hybridity in Its Cultural Expression: Better Understanding One’s Cultural Heritage
    36. Githa U Badikillaya

    37. Challenges of Medical Tourism: Managerial Paradigm in the Indian Framework
    38. Bindi Varghese

    39. Developing a Competitive Wine Tourism Destination: Case Study of Vineyards in Maharashtra
    40. Anupama S Kottur

    41. Agri-Tourism in India and Strategies for Growth
    42. Suraj Nair

    43. Commercialization of Art Forms: A Kerala Tourism Perspective
    44. Anu Ajayagosh

    45. Hindu Pilgrimage: Issues and Challenges in Kerala
    46. Nikhil Raj K.

    47. Sustainable Tourism Indicators: A Literature Review on Concepts, Frameworks, and Applications
    48. Shamima Akhtar

    49. Social Media in Tourism: Challenges and Corrective Measures

    Sneha N. and B. George

    Index

    Biography



    Bindi Varghese, PhD, is an Associate Professor affiliated with Christ University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. As an academician and tourism professional, she has over 15 years of academic and industrial experience. She has served at many educational institutions in South India and has served as a national and international expert for a decade at several educational institutions of India. She is actively associated with the Indian Tourism Congress (ITC) and the Kerala Development Society (KDS), New Delhi. Dr. Varghese is also an issue editor for ATNA: Journal of Tourism Studies, published by Christ University. She has written extensively for national and international peer-reviewed journals and is very well recognized in the academic circle in India. She has authored a book on medical tourism in India and has also contributed chapters to edited books and has published several articles in areas of destination management, governance, medical tourism, e-tourism, etc.