Tourism Centres in Jalgaon District A Geographical Analysis

Abstract

The essence of tourism is positive interaction of man with attributes of space. The element of tourism is mobility or movement of man. Thus man s movement through places becomes the subject matter of tourist activities. Hence, tourism is interaction between people and places through movement. The subject of distance in general and perception of distance in particular is very important in the study of tourism. The reason of this is that much of the tourist travel revolves around differences of climates, landforms, experiences, different cultures and different scenery. The distance to be traveled may act as a barrier depending upon how it is perceived by the tourist. During the early part of human history, man would have travelled under compulsion primary to satisfy his biological needs. In the subsequent periods, the emergence of empire gave impetus to travel for political, business, social and religious. Traveling during those times was difficult because of the antiquated transport facilities and lack of safety and comfort in route. Time and cost were the other major basic constraints. The Romans visited temples, shrines, festivals and baths for health and for amusements. Origin of religious visits; particularly the Hindu pilgrimages greatly enlarged the dimension of travel in the past. The incredible progress in the field of industries and other productive activities directly led to economic and social progress, greater progress, higher real income, longer leisure times, and increasingly cheaper and varied tourist plant facilities. The spread of education has created cultural awareness and has stimulated desire to travel. newlineThe progress achieved led extensively to the development of modern tourism by considerably minimizing the time and space. In fact, world has now transformed in to a close neighborhood where one can reach any place in a matter of hours. To quote G. Fraustie It is generally expected at present that fairly in near future the average citizen of the economically developed country will be able to