Write 3 different academic summaries for each of the 3 articles in which their title reference is shown in the uploaded file. Each summary must have 8 sentences maximum. Please look at the main ideas in the file for further help.
Tourism in India Al-Johara Al-Twaijri I.D: 208410413 Writing Assignment
Article 1:
Srivastava, S. (2011). Economic Potential of Tourism: A Case Study of Agra. Tourismos: An International Multidisciplinary Journal of Tourism Vol 6 No.2, 139-158.
Economic benefits of tourism are reflected both in national income and foreign exchange earnings.
Tourism benefits the transport, accommodations and food industries in India. Tourism in India earned over 25000 crores (approximately $5.5billion) in foreign exchange in 2005. Without considering secondary and tertiary employment, over 13000 people are employed directly in India’s tourism industry. Suggestions to increase level of tourism in India include: Increase in airports to ease tourist travel. Increase tourist attraction sites. Increase level of marketing and promotion of sites. Improve level of planning to meet future tourism costs.
The article outlines the benefits of tourism in India. In the research, it will be used to give recommendations for improving the tourism sector in India. It strengthens the research by offering solutions to the problems identified in tourism.
Article 2:
Bhat, Z. A. (2013). Tourism Industry and Pilgrimage Tourism in Jammu and Kashmir: Prospects and Challenges. International Monthly Refereed Journal of Research and Technology Vol 2, 105-113.
Spiritual tourism is the most common tourism activity in Kashmir and Jammu areas in India.
It has provided employment for residents in the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels. Challenges facing tourism in Jammu and Kashmir are Poor transport infrastructure. Few hygiene amenities in halting points Poor marketing and promotion strategies. Poor maintenance of tourist attraction sites. Poor security in the tourist attraction sites. Lack of properly trained guides. Lack of proper tourist profiling.
This article discusses the challenges that should be addressed in the Indian tourism sector to ensure sustainable growth. It is important to the research as it forms a critical part of literature review on the identified barriers to growth of tourism in India. It will strengthen the research by giving a balanced discussion on benefits and challenges of tourism in India. Article 3: George, B. (2007). Alleppey Tourism Development Cooperative: The Case of Network Advantage. The Innovation
Journal: The Public Sector Innovation Journal Vol 12 Issue 2, 1-10.
Highlights the need for innovation in the tourism sector Article analyzes the success of Alleppey Tourism Development Cooperative in the SME sector. The formation of ATDC was through a friends network. ATDC markets the tourism activities in the area for the boat owners. The initiative has provided a wide variety of jobs for the locals in Alleppey. Human Resource training is offered through exchange programs. ATDC also promotes eco-ethical values in its promotion.
The article shows how communities in India have benefitted from tourism. This case study is important in showing the critical role of SMEs in tourism. It strengthens the research by identifying one of the methods that can be used to ensure that people in all levels benefit from tourism.