A Textbook of Tourism for Class X (A.Y. 2023-24)Onward

Book excerpt: A Textbook of Tourism [Subject Code 406] for class 10 is designed to facilitate the job role of Travel Agent/Tour Operator. This book has been developed as per the latest syllabus and examination pattern prescribed by the CBSE. The language in the book is deliberately kept to be reader-friendly, allowing easy accessibility and grasp of knowledge. In addition, the pictures and diagrams are used to give the readers a good understanding of the topics without any difficulties. Tourism has grown significantly in the last decade. Tourism is the world's largest and fastestgrowing industry and also the largest source of income and employment. India is a diverse country, and its diversity attracts visitors from around the world. India is a developing nation, and tourism provides emerging and developing nations with excellent opportunities to strengthen their economies, contribute to local infrastructure, preserve the environment and cultural treasures and traditions, and lessen poverty and inequality. The government is emphasising in developing and promoting tourism. It has also introduced various policies and schemes to boost the tourism industry by providing more job opportunities in the society. It has also started several short-term vocational courses related to the travel and tourism sector. With these courses, individuals can quickly acquire the necessary skills to join the travel industry. In addition, CBSE has introduced Tourism as a vocational course at the school level. In the previous class, you learned some basics of travel and tourism, and this book will extend your knowledge of those topics. This book will teach you about different types of tourism, tourism's social, economic, and cultural impact, tourism organisations, tourism businesses, and tourism products, as well as requirement of soft skills in tourism. Tourism is classified as a service industry, and because of the nature of the jobs in the tourism industry, a person should have a high level of soft skills. This book provides knowledge about those soft skills required for this industry. In addition, this book will teach you about different personality traits and how to develop your personality. Each chapter has been divided into the foil owing parts: (a) Introduction: It introduces you to the chapter's topic and learning objectives. (b) Relevant Knowledge: This part of the unit provides you with the relevant information on the topics covered. The knowledge developed through this part will enable the students to perform certain activities listed at the end of each topic. (c) Assignment: The various questions included in this part of the chapter will help the students to check their understanding of the topics learned. We hope that this book will help further enhance the understanding and knowledge of the tourism sector. We also hope that this book will boost the students' morale and enormously benefit the teachers. This book attempts to cover almost every aspect of tourism and travel that can help students become tourism professionals. Constructive suggestions for the improvement of the book are most welcome. -Authors