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@article{160015,
        author = {Dr. Arvind Kumar},
        title = {Role of Teachings of Mahatma Gandhi in Ethical Management of Modern Indian Tourism Industry},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {},
        volume = {9},
        number = {12},
        pages = {925-928},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=160015},
        abstract = {The present research paper is an attempt to portray the importance of teachings of Mahatma Gandhiji in modern Indian tourism industry. During the present research, the secondary information obtained from books and blogs on teachings of Mahatma Gandhi are utilized. The primary sources include personal observation of current scenario of Indian tourism industry and academic curricula of tourism at school, colleges and universities. During the research it was revealed that truth and non-violence are much needed values that are required in each sub sector of tourism industry i.e. in tour operations, transportation sector, hotels, resorts, motels, camp sites, escorting & guiding and forex service providers etc.  in tough situations like COVID-19 epidemic, the importance these values grows more through adoption of transparency in tourism business activities, timely payment of wages of employees and non-violence attitude towards employees, local vendors and tourists. Moreover, the vocationalization of education stands tall in modern Indian tourism industry, which enables the youth to emerge as skilled personnel and entrepreneurs to meet the growing need of suitable man-power and service providers.},
        keywords = {Teachings, Ethical Management, Tourism industry, Values, Forex, COVID-19 and Vocationalization},
        month = {},
        }