Journal of Tourism & Hospitality
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-0269
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2167-0269
+44 1300 500008
Department of Adult and Continuing Education, North Eastern Hill University, Mawlai Umshing, India
Student at North-Eastern Hill University Meghalaya, Indi. Community-Based Tourism as an Effective Approach towards Realizing Sustainable Development, The Scope of Tourism in Meghalaya. CBRT is asserted by many authors and scholars as a viable alternative source of income for rural community development and the active involvement of all citizens, rich and poor, in CBRT for bringing a change in their own community socio-economic situation is an integral factor in order to attain the goal of community development as well as to ensure sustainability in the process of CBRT development process.
Research Article
The Scope of Tourism in Meghalaya
Author(s): Baiartis Lyngdoh Peinlang*
The purpose of the paper is to bring into spotlight the utility of tourism as a potential tool in providing an alternative means of livelihood without hampering the cultural values and the natural environment of a place. It also point out the difference in characteristics between mass and alternative tourism and the suitability of the latter in the context of Meghalaya where the tourism resource base is dependent on nature and culture. Thirdly, the paper cites the potential tourism attributes or resources that the state has been bestowed that need to be tapped cautiously for ensuring a sustainable development. Fourthly, the paper highlights the trend of tourist arrival in the state in the last more than one decade and finally the paper also sought to venture out ideas to overcome the challenges due to fragility of resource base, lack of community participation and seasonality impact... View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2167-0269.19.8.397