Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve - Equitable Tourism Options
Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve - Equitable Tourism Options
Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve - Equitable Tourism Options
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• 29% of hotels and tourism players resorting to pickup at nearest<br />
railway stations and 22. 58% said that they adopt pickup at nearest<br />
city and towns as a strategy, 29.03% adopt package tours from city<br />
ortown as a strategy and 19.35 % use other different techniques for<br />
their business promotion.<br />
• 55% tourists reach Masinagudi using their own transport mode or<br />
vehicle<br />
• 15% use private vehicle, 5% use vehicle provided by resorts and<br />
hotels and 25% use different mode-Public transportation and omni<br />
bus facilities.<br />
• On tourists attractions, 18.18% said that Mudumalai Wildlife<br />
Sanctuary is the attraction, 17.17% said that Protected Area is the<br />
tourist attraction, 16.16% opined that bird Watching is the<br />
attraction, 7.07 said that Ooty has been already spent destination<br />
and now totally exhausted on many counts.5.05 % of tourists are<br />
indeed spill over from Ooty and 11.11 % tourists opined that due to<br />
low number of tourists turn out they prefer this destination. 19.19%<br />
said that favourable climate-not too hot and not too cold, the right<br />
combination of weather is the attraction for many tourists. 6.06%<br />
are saying that many otherfactors that lead to their visits.<br />
• On preferences and choices oftourists- 18.81 % said that location of<br />
the resort is the factor to attract them. 16.83% said that personal<br />
services is the attractive feature, 14.85% said that room facility is<br />
the best choice for them, competitive price is the critical factor for<br />
13.86% of tourists, 17.82 said that catering and food is the<br />
important feature and 14.82 % conveyed that environmental<br />
activity of the resort is the one of the choices of the tourists, and 2.97<br />
% are saying that many other reasons were responsible for the<br />
tourists attractions.<br />
• 45% resorts owners said that they use adivasis as guides while<br />
tourist opt for trekking and safari.<br />
27 Nilagiris : Fading Glory