Contents: Foreword. Editor's note. 1. A brief history of AITTA and Seminar proceedings. 2. Sustainable synergistic relationship between tourism, Bio-diversity, local people and management: Maharana Pratap Sagar (Pong Dam Wetland) in Himachal Pradesh/S.P. Bansal and Prashant Kumar Gautam. 3. Nature Rock Garden: the valley of flowers destination interpretation and infrastructure auditing/S.C. Bagri and Ashok Kumar. 4. Ecotourism a tool for sustainability in Afar region of Ethiopia/Mohit Kukreti. 5. Analysing environmental impact assessment for tourism and developing a frame work for the Nilgiri biosphere reserve/M.R. Dileep. 6. Ecotourism complex planning at Kalimath in Garhwal Himalaya/S.C. Bagri and Jitendra Mohan Mishra. 7. The changing trends of pilgrimage tourism in India/Ravi Bhushan Kumar. 8. Tourism in Kumaon Himalaya: a study of tourist traffic and visitors profile of Nainital and Almora/Anajana Sharma. 9. Tourism entrepreneurship development in Uttaranchal: a case of tourist guest house project of Uttaranchal tourism/S.K. Gupta and Sanjay Dhyani. 10. Sustainable tourism development: present scenario of sustainable use of India's tourism resources/Rakesh Dhodi and Rashmi Dhodi. 11. Sustainable tourism in developing countries: relevance and challenges/Surender Pal Singh. 12. Temporal distribution of tourists in Goa/S.M. Ambli. 13. Environmental codes of conduct for sustainable ecotourism development in India/Tarun Roy. 14. Food and beverage industry in Garhwal Himalaya: a case study of Srinagar Garhwal/Saurabh Dixit. 15. The pristine glory and scenic beauty of Orchha/Devesh Nigam and Nidhi Bhatia. 16. Yoga for wellness: an emerging trend in alternative tourism/Prachi Rastogi. 17. Ethiopia: tourism to be harnessed for food security/Mohit Kukreti. Annexures.
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