Alongside the growth of tourism and hospitality industry in India, the academic literature on the subject has also grown notably, in the recent times. Exponential growth has taken place in the number of institutions catering to educational and research work related to tourism and hospitality. This book offers a glimpse of the quality and variety of the work done at these institutions. It compiles in a classified manner, a total of 53 essays, reviews, research studies and analytical papers, contributed by eminent scholars, academicians, researchers and professionals from all over the country. The book on the whole presents an academic analysis of how tourism is being developed in various regions, how communities are working towards sustaining their environments, and what role is being played by the public and private sector in development of tourism in India. Revising the Industry; Past and Present; Sustainability Issues; Planning and Development; Marketing Approaches and Trends; Human Resource Development; and Looking at the future, are the headings of the seven sections under which the contents of the book have been placed.