Indian Tourism: Diaspora Perspectives

Indian Tourism brings together leading experts from all over the world to assess the challenges and opportunities of the tourism sector in India and its correlation to the country’s economic performance and prospects. Comparing current Indian tourism practices and performance with other global destinations enables a fascinating critical analysis of India’s tourism sector in past and future national contexts.

Establishing Indian Tourism in relation to global practices, as well as reviewing the research on the nation’s tourism industry, authors also examine tourism products and experiences in the Indian context, including wellness tourism, cultural tourism, rural tourism, and dark tourism. The work is concluded by charting the way forward for Indian tourism performance, examining issues including converging responsible tourism with SMART destinations, climate change and India, and making India a safe destination.

Nimit Chowdhary is a Professor at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India. His research has focused on destination marketing, tourism entrepreneurship and guiding and interpretation. He is the author/editor of numerous books, including Research and Publication Ethics (2021), SPSS for Tourism Hospitality and Events (2020), Rurality, Ruralism, and Rural Tourism (2019) and Tour Leadership and Management (2018).

Suman Billa is Director for Technical Cooperation & Silk Road Development at UNWTO, Madrid, Spain. He was previously Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism for the Government of India and has also served as the Director and Secretary of Kerala Tourism. He belongs to the Indian Administrative Service.

Pinaz Tiwari is a Senior Research Fellow at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India. Her research is focused on tourism marketing, destination management, tourism education, and responsible tourism.