IOSR-JBM   Volume-18 ~ Issue-9 ~ September-2016

Abstract: Accessible tourism focuses mainly on inclusive tourism or tourism for all. Accessible tourism enforces mainly barrier free environment in all the 3A's of tourism. Constraints of many kinds inhibit people with disabilities and reduced mobility from enjoying the travel experiences. This article assorts the research work on accessible tourism in Tamil Nadu, India. Accessible Tourism is accessible for Person with Limited Mobility, but also for individuals with sensory disabilities, learning disabilities or chronic diseases. Accessibility affects all areas of the tourism, basically the 3A's of tourism: access (transport), accommodation and attraction. The researchers have taken the loco motor differently abled people for the study to understand the determinants associated with 3 A's of travel.......

Keywords: Accessible tourism, 3A's, Determinants, Differently abled, Constraints, Demand side perspective.

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Abstract: The mutual fund is a trust that pools the savings of a number of investors who share a common financial goal. This pool of money is invested in accordance with a stated objective. Mutual funds provide a mechanism to invest in the stock market without knowing the complexities of the stock market. Mutual funds provide the best option to the investors who have no knowledge of the stock market. Mutual Fund is the most suitable investment for the common man as it offers an opportunity to invest in a diversified, professionally managed basket of securities at a relatively low cost...............

Keywords: Mutual Funds, Investors, Perception.

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Abstract: The innovation process, and its application to tourism, has been gradually gaining ground in the academic community as a field of study. Similarly, in recent decades, tourism has received greater attention from researchers in various sciences, varying only by the different emphases considered: economic, social, cultural and environmental. This study seeks to gather and present the main aspects related to innovation process in specific tourism context, in particular the case of sustainable tourism in hospitality marketing management. Tourism is one of the economic sectors in which a great degree of involvement is needed by the entrepreneurial sector:..............

Keywords: Innovation process, process creation, sustainable tourism, ecotourism.

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