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Ever since the realization of tourism as an industry, it has grown manifold in a very short span of time. This indstry offers an excellent opportunity for economic gains, international understanding and local development. In terms of infrastructure for tourism, identification of new concepts, diversification within the industry, emerging markets and trends, tourism planning and development are necessary. For the development of tourism in a sustainable manner there must be a positive synergistic relationship among tourism, locals, biodiversity and the management.
The present book discussess the topics like defining tourism; tourism development and trends; sustainable tourism planning; tourists' profile; relationships among the stakeholders; key issues; relation between tourism, recreation & leisure; and impacts of tourism worldwide. The main objective of this book is to study the sustainable tourism development and the related issues with special reference to Himachal Pradesh.

The book focussess on tourism development and tourism trends in global, Indian and Himachal perspective. It also takes into account the tourism resources of Himachal Pradesh. Further to reveal the actual tourism trends in the state, the book tries to find out the profile of national and international tourists visiting Himachal Pradesh. The book also contains some case studies of sustainable tourism development in Himachal Pradesh, Which show how tourism has the potential to provide many changes that can have positive and negative impacts.

Efforts have been made to give some practical suggestions for the development of tourism on sustainable basis.

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Dr. S.P. Bansal is an Associate Professor and Chairman of the Institute of Vocational Studies, Master of Tourism Administration, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla. He specialises in the field of tourism. He has to his credit about 50 published research papers and seven books, out of which three books are on tourism. He has completed six major research projects on tourism mainly on thematic areas like Sustainable tourism development, Ecotourism, and the Impact evaluation of tourism development. He is the Chief Editor of Tourism Development Journal, an international tourism research journal. He has guided eight scholars at Doctorate level. He has represented India and Himachal University in many international tourism gatherings/conventions/seminars at France, UK, USA, and Switzerland. He is a member of a number of committees in UGC; Ministry of Tourism, Govt. Of India; NCERT, etc. He also holds position of secretary, All India Tourism Teacher's Association (AITTA). Presently he is teaching MTA and MBA students and devoting himself to a continuing in-depth analysis of Indian tourism Industry.

Dr. Prashant Kumar Gautam is a lecturer in the Institute of Vocational Studies, Master of Tourism Administration, H.P. University, Shimla. He is involved in various tourism research activities and management of events. His area of specialistation is Tourism and the Environment. He is the Managing Editor of Tourism Development Journal. He is also involved in conducting various courses for the Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of Himachal Pradesh.