Heritage Tourism in Karnataka – Its prospects and challenges

ANANDA S

Heritage Tourism in Karnataka – Its prospects and challenges

Authors: ANANDA S

Unique Paper ID: 167651
Volume: 1
Issue: 9
PageNo: 200-203

Keywords: Heritage tourism Historical monuments Potentials and Problems Prospects.

Abstract:
Karnataka state boasts many historical monuments and places which attract tourists not only from different parts of the country but also from different parts of the world. Karnataka, the sixth largest state in India, has been ranked as the third most popular state in the country for tourism. It is home to 507 of the 3600 centrally protected monuments in India, the largest number after Uttar Pradesh. The State Directorate of Archaeology and Museums protects an additional 752 monuments and another 25,000 monuments are yet to receive protection. The individuals make visits to these places with the purpose of site seeing as well as for acquiring information on different parameters. This trend is defined as “Heritage Tourism”, which plays a significant role in attracting tourists to these destinations. The positive cascading effects of heritage tourism is worth mentioning over here as it plays a vital role in propelling growth, contributing valuable foreign exchange (as millions of foreign tourists visits Karnataka every year), enhancing employability and ultimately resulting in community development. The most important dimension of heritage tourism is the cultural exchange among various tourists who visit the country and the cross cultural interface that shall pave path for universal peace and harmony. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who “travel to and stay in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes not related to the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the place visited”. The present paper attempts to highlight the potentials and problems of heritage tourism in Karnataka. Heritage tourism is a form of tourism, which involves travelling of people to heritage destinations. It is concerned with study of country’s art and architecture. With rich cultural and historical heritage, Karnataka state has everything to offer to a tourist, ranging from architectural wonders (palaces, temples, mosques, forts, etc), caves and prehistoric wall paintings, widely varied topography ranging from the monotonous plains to the loftiest mountains, large climatic variations ranging from some of the wettest and the driest as well as from the hottest and the coldest parts, beautiful long beaches on the sea coast, vast stretches of sands, gregarious tropical forests and above all, the great variety of the life-style, the state offers an unending choice for the tourist. Broadly, tourism in Karnataka can be divided into four geographical regions: North Karnataka, the Hill Stations, Coastal Karnataka and South Karnataka. The historical monuments provide relevant information regarding the history of their establishment and the rulers, who constructed them. In spite of its high potential in heritage tourism product development and tourist infrastructure, Karnataka state has not attracted the maximum number tourists as expected. Therefore, it calls for a detailed study with an aim to understand the potential of heritage tourism of Karnataka, the present challenges it is facing and measures for overcoming those.

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ISSN: 2349-6002
Volume: 1
Issue: 9
PageNo: 200-203

Heritage Tourism in Karnataka – Its prospects and challenges

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