1.  Introduction to Tourism
2. Tourism Classification
3. Tourism Motivation and Demand
4. Tourism Industry
5. Transport and Tourism
6. Tourist Destination
7. Tourism Organizations
8. National Tourism Organisations: India
9. Tourism Planning
10. Benefits of Tourism
11. Impacts of Tourism
12. Sustainable Tourism
13. Ecotourism and Responsible Tourism
14. Tourism Marketing
15. Tourism Information Technology
16. Future of tourism

Index

• Discusses planning along with the policy aspects; concepts of tourism product and marketing mix; economy aspects along with multiplier effect; motivation theories in tourism; tourism and transport and their complex relationship.
• Conceptualizes all the major types of tourism, from regional, national and international perspectives. Assesses various aspects associated with globalization and its influence on tourism.
• Examines various statistics/metrics that are measured in the parlance of tourism nationally and internationally and discusses destination as the ‘raison d'être’ of tourism along with attractions and attractiveness.
• Emphasizes the negative impacts of tourism on society, nature, culture and economy. Analyzes ways to ameliorate the consequences of the haphazard development of tourism.