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Analysis of Variables Which Motivate Domestic Tourists and Help them to Took Decision to Select a Destination-A Case of Little Kashmir of Uttarakhand


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1 Department of Hotel and Tourism Management, Kumaon University, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India
2 Tourism and Hotel Management, NIMS University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
     

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Pithoragarh district has unique tourism treasures to offer for tourists. The resources have not been utilized to gain meaningful economic benefits for the society. The purpose and scope of this study exactly tries to focus on that issue. Even through the tourism potentials are plenty, many peoples are not aware about entire areas. The research design was exploratory followed by descriptive, based on primary and secondary data. The information was collected from the various tourism resource potential areas through direct distribution of questionnaire where the tourist visited. The study has used both quantitative and qualitative research approach for data collection. Necessary information as a secondary data were obtained from the office of Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nagar Ltd. (KMVN), DTDC, Forest department, Transport department, Adventure tourism trainers, Non-Governmental organization (NGOs), Hotels, Travel agencies and Tour operators, Universities and College libraries etc. The major problems was road condition, parking, connectivity timing of transport and sanitation in main town, land slides, soil erosion. Suggestions and recommendation were given to solve the problems and developing tourist sites.

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Tourism, Facilities, Services, Variables, Destination.
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Authors

Ajay Arora
Department of Hotel and Tourism Management, Kumaon University, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India
Bipin Chandra Pant
Tourism and Hotel Management, NIMS University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Abstract


Pithoragarh district has unique tourism treasures to offer for tourists. The resources have not been utilized to gain meaningful economic benefits for the society. The purpose and scope of this study exactly tries to focus on that issue. Even through the tourism potentials are plenty, many peoples are not aware about entire areas. The research design was exploratory followed by descriptive, based on primary and secondary data. The information was collected from the various tourism resource potential areas through direct distribution of questionnaire where the tourist visited. The study has used both quantitative and qualitative research approach for data collection. Necessary information as a secondary data were obtained from the office of Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nagar Ltd. (KMVN), DTDC, Forest department, Transport department, Adventure tourism trainers, Non-Governmental organization (NGOs), Hotels, Travel agencies and Tour operators, Universities and College libraries etc. The major problems was road condition, parking, connectivity timing of transport and sanitation in main town, land slides, soil erosion. Suggestions and recommendation were given to solve the problems and developing tourist sites.

Keywords


Tourism, Facilities, Services, Variables, Destination.

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