Question

 will write the report asked for. First though, it is necessary to study the following statistics and draw appropriate conclusions. Work in groups of four. Discuss the three figures in this section and the questions that follow each figure, and write notes to answer those questions. (Contrary to the recent trends, foreign tourists visiting Palwal Pradesh outnumber domestic tourists).

                     Number of Tourists over the Last Five Years 

What has been the general trend in the number of tourists visiting Palwal Pradesh over the last five years ?

Which groups have shown increases, and by how much ?

Suggest reasons for the changes over the last five years, for both groups of tourists.

Answer 1

1. The general trend in the number of tourists has been that the number of tourists, both Indian and
foreigners, has been increasing .
2. Foreign tourists have shown more increases. Their number during the last five years has increased from 40000 to 1,00,000.
3. The chief reasons for the changes are:

I. Foreign Tourists :

(a) The Government has exposed the country's tourist spots very favourably. This has attracted a large number of foreign tourists to visit India.

(b) There is now an increased awareness of our country as a tourist destination in the foreign countries. Due to this the tourists want to know more about India and its age-old culture.

(c) An increased number of five and four-star hotels and other good quality hotels- both private and
Government- have come out at the tourist spots during the last decade.

(d) Many reputed Travel Agencies have also sprung up. They have a contact with their counterparts in other countries. They take every care to make the visit of the foreign tourists comfortable by rranging package tours.

II. Indian Tourists :

(a) At local level there has grown a public awareness for tourism within the country. Consequently, many middle class families have started local sight-seeing.

(b) Various government schemes like Leave Travel Concession to govt, employees, subsidized and
concessional travel to students etc, for educational tours have contributed to the increase of tourists.

(c) Improvement in the standard of living is also a positive factor in this direction. It has definitely boosted tourism.

                       Accommodation Preferences ( this year's figures ) 

1. For each group of tourists, which is the most popular type of accommodation?
2. How many tourists of each group stayed in these most popular types of accommodation?
3. Suggest why different types of accommodation are popular with different types of tourists.

Answer:
1. for Indian tourists guest houses are the most popular type of accommodation. for foreign tourists 5 and 4 star hotels are the most popular type of accommodation.

2. 25000 Indian tourists stayed in the guest houses. 47000 foreign tourists stayed in 5 and 4 star hotels.

3. Guest houses are popular with Indian tourists because of two reasons. first, they are affordable.
Secondly, the atmosphere and the fobd are to their taste.

Four and five star accommodation is popular with the foreigners because this caters to their different
needs. Besides the modern facilities, these hotels provide each foreigner the food of his/her choice.

Type of accommodation	Number	Total number of beds	Occupancy rate (in%)
5 star hotels	3	780	85
4 star hotels	5	500	92
3 star hotels	10	350	65
1 and 2 star hotels	16	465	82
Guest houses	32	255	78
Youth hostels	13	780	95

  Types of accommodat ion (this year's figu res)
1. What does the final column mean? Why is it important?
2. There are three 5 star hotels and 13 youth hostels, yet each type of accommodation has the same number of beds. Explain.
3. Which are the two most popular types of accommodation ?
4. Which types of accommodation have occupancy rates of 85% or over ?

Answer:
1. The final column shows how far the available accommodation is being used. So it gives us valuable information. It is important when we plan to create additional accommodation. We should first create the type of accommodation which is much in demand.
2. It means that a 5 star hotel has at an average 260 beds. On the other hand, a youth hostel has at an average only 60 beds. 
3. The two most popular types of  accommodation are the 5 star hotels and youth hostels.
4. 5-star hotels, 4-star hotels and youth hostels have occupancy rates of 85% or over.