SEASONAL CHARACTER

OF TOURISM

• A season is a subdivision of the year, marked by changes in weather, ecology, and hours of daylight.

SEASONAL CHARACTER OF TOURISM

• There are various factors influencing the mass tourist flows during a particular season.

Winter tourism • There are two types of vacation preferences

in winter- destinations which have a warm climate and destinations which have heavy snowfall during the winter season.

• Winter tourism has two prime incentive: the search for snow & search for sunshine.

THEY BELONG TO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORY.

• WINTER TOURISM

• SUMMER TOURISM .

List of winter Sports • Ice Skating

• Skiing

• Heliskiing

Ice Skating

Shimla has the largest ice skating rink in India. It is also the only natural ice skating rink of India.

Ice skating festival is organised in Shimla every year.

Skiing Jammu & Kashmir Uttarakhand

Gulmarg Auli

Pahalgam Munsiyari

Pithoragarh

Himachal Pradesh Sikkim

Manali Lachung

Kufri Yumthang

Narkanda

Solang Valley

Heliskiing

In Himachal the heli skiing sport is available in the area

abound by the Hanuman Tibba, Rohtang Pass, Deo Tibba

and Chanderkhani Pass near Manali.

SUMMER TOURISM

• It takes place during the summer months.

The main incentive for this type of tourism is sunshine & bathing preferably in the sea.

Top Summer Destinations • Goa/Kerala

• Kashmir tour

• Leh Ladakh Tour

• Ooty Tour

• Kullu Manali Tour

Water Sports

• Windsurfing

• Scuba Diving

• Water Skiing

• Angling

• Parasailing

• Water Scooter

• Swimming

Spring

• Spring is one of the four seasons following winter and preceding summer

Peak & lean season of India • A lean season from April to September and peak

season from October to March

Problems that seasonal workers face Include:- • Job and income insecurity

• No guarantee of employment from one season to the next

• Problems in overuse and under use of resources

• Difficulties in getting training

• Employment-related medical benefits, recognition of their experience

• Unsatisfactory housing and working conditions

Check Your Progress?

• Discuss the link between climate and tourism

• What is a festival season?

• Why do people go to hill stations in summer?

• Which month has received the highest FTA’s in India and why?

• How is seasonality and employment related?