Contribution/ OriginalityThis study contributes to the existing literature on the educational imperatives and perspectives of responsible tourism and is expected to enhance the pedagogy of an important area in tourism that redefines the paradigms. This study uses new estimation methodology by reviewing and analyzing the reports and dossiers of premier consultancies and NGO"s known for their comprehensive studies and surveys on responsible tourism and sustainable development in potential destinations. The outputs were codified in terms of pragmatic approaches and the officials and researchers of the consultancies were interviewed for formulating the inferences.This study originates new formula as a participatory approach in tourism research and also creates a base for setting the responsible education paradigm. This study is one of very few studies which have investigated educational aspects of responsible tourism. The paper contributes the first logical analysis in chalking out a definitive plan on how responsible tourism education should be. The paper's primary contribution is finding that responsible tourism has a cultural dimension. This study documents the roadmap for responsible tourism education.
In a fast progressing industry like tourism there is no dearth of entrepreneurial opportunities. Family Business Entrepreneurship, as a phenomenon has gained immense coinage in various key sectors of India since a distant past. The role of family business establishments becomes more significant in the case of tourism industry, because of its very nature, i.e., being a service industry. This article critically examines the growth and prospects of family run business establishments in tourism and hospitality industry of Pondicherry. The main focus area of this article is the investigation of entrepreneurial attributes of family business entrepreneurs in Pondicherry, who operates ventures in hospitality, their distinctive competence, psychological traits, skills and context i.e. the environmental factors. This work attempts to elucidate upon the influence of Socio-economic factors that acts as a driving force for the family entrepreneurs in Pondicherry, taking into account market incentives, customs, cultural values etc. This study also looks into the government policies, rules and regulations which have a bearing on the successful functioning of tourism and hospitality entrepreneurial ventures in Pondicherry. This paper also attempts to unveil a business model for family run business firms in Pondicherry by taking into account primary data collection and analysis. The significance and advantages of family operated ventures in tourism industry of Pondicherry and the reasons for them adorning a high pedestal is being studied in this article.
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