Management of State Tourism Development Corporations

Manjit Singh

ISBN 10: 8176295515 / ISBN 13: 9788176295512

Published by Deep and Deep, New Delhi, 2004

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Contents Preface. 1. Importance and growth of tourism industry in India. 2. Tourism development and public sector. 3. Haryana Tourism Corporation Punjab Tourism Development Corporation and Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development corporation organisation structure activities results. 4. Project planning management in state tourism development corporations. 5. Financing policies of State Tourism Development Corporations. 6. Performance evaluation of state tourism corporations. 7. Tourism development in public sector challenges and options. Annexure. Bibliography. Index. All states and union territories in India have launched a scheme to develop necessary infrastructure through establishing State Tourism Development Corporations (STDCs) for speedy development of tourism. The experience has been proved good in some states while the role of some tourism corporations in found wanting. The present book is primarily aimed at inquiring project planning practices in state tourism corporations appraising the existing financial structure of tourism corporations to evaluate the operating performance of tourism corporations and to suggest necessary measures to improve the performance of the corporations. The present book contains case studies of three corporations namely Haryana Tourism Corporation (HTC) Punjab Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) and Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC). 170 pp.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Management of State Tourism Development Corporations
• Publisher: Deep and Deep, New Delhi
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8176295515
• ISBN 13: 9788176295512
• Binding: Hardbound
• Edition: New
• Condition: As New

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Book Summary of Management Of State Tourism Development Corporations The book deals with the importance and growth of tourismindustry in India and highlights the share of tourist arrivals and tourismreceipts in the world tourism industry which is less than 4% whereas smallcountries like Singapore, Malaysia are much ahead as compared to India. The bookpresents a brief profile of the state tourism corporations of Haryana, Punjab and Himachal Pradeshand highlights the role played by them in developing tourism. It investigates the project planning practicesfollowed in these corporations and examines their financial structures. The bookevaluates the overall performance of thecorporations by examining their return on investment, profitabilityand various expense ratios. The study concludes that the state tourismcorporations can play an important role in creating necessary infrastructure fortourism development, provided they are run as true business ventures.