Tourism Industry in Rajasthan : Case study of Ramgarh Lake
Dr. Alka Jain
Associate Professor, ISBR Business School, Bangalore
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Abstract
Tourism industry is earning huge profits for Indian economy. All the states of India have enormous scope of attracting tourists to their natural, religious, heritage, monumental destinations including Jammu & Kashmir, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan etc. The study attempts to study the case of Ramgarh lake situated in Jaipur, Rajasthan. This beautiful lake was at a peak in 1982 when during the 1982 Asian games, rowing competitions were held at Ramgarh
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Like any other industry , this industry also faces challenges of customers' changing needs and desires, customer’s satisfaction and safetyof the customer. Fun ,joy ,learning satisfaction are the focus of tourism businesses. Modern dimensions of this industry can be named as healthcare tourism, spiritual tourism, pilgrimage tourism, educational tourism, investment tourism etc. Transportation, travel services, recreation and entertainment, accommodation, food and beverage services are the main components of tourism industry. Interestingly there are two categories of Indian tourism : 1. outbound tourism - people going from India to other territories or countries. For example, going to Hawaii for a holiday is considered outbound tourism. 2. Inbound …show more content…
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