Journal of Tourism & Hospitality
Open Access

Department of Geography, University of Mumbai, India

Biography

Dr. Meera Ranjith from the Department of Geography, University of Mumbai, India. He is the Editorial Board Member of the Journal and serves as a member of various associations, apart from being an author for many books. Area of Expertisation: Ecotourism; Destinations; Tourists; Tourist arrival; Tourist penetration; Ecotourism impacts.

Publications

• Research Article   
  To Examine the Potential and Scope of Ecotourism in Kerala with a Special Focus on Tourists to Ecotourism Destinations in Trivandrum
  Author(s): Meera Ranjith*
  
  "Around the world, ecotourism has been hailed as a panacea: a way to fund conservation and research, protect fragile and pristine ecosystems, benefit rural communities, promote development in poor countries, enhance ecological and cultural sensitivity, instill environmental awareness and social conscience in the travel industry, and satisfy and educate the discriminating tourist". At the threshold of the new millennium, tourism has emerged as the biggest industry of the future. Tourism today is an economic activity of immense global importance. Perhaps there is hardly any other field of activity where so many people are involved directly or indirectly. Tourism has found a niche for itself as a very effective instrument for generating employment, earning foreign exchange, and thereby facilitating overall development. Kerala is popularly known as'.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2167-0269.20.9.433

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