Journal of Tourism & Hospitality
Open Access

Abstract

Study of Potential Destinations in Sirsi and its Promotion by Developing Package

Prasanna Shetty and Rashmi Koppar

“Tourism comprises the activities of persons traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes. The scenario has being changed now. Anything which attracts or entertain people can be considered for tourism. In the case of Sirsi, it is a unique centre in the tourist map of Karnataka. The place is blessed with plenty of tourism potentials like pilgrim centres, reservoirs, dense green forests and tree plantation. They are also places of historical importance and nature are also the assets of the area. Most importantly Marikamba temple is a famous temple in the karnataka. The water has medicinal properties as the water runs through forests of herbs. People come here not only to enjoy the beauty of the water falls, but also to have a bath there example benne hole falls(butter falls) and unchill falls ( Lushington falls). The place is a unique combination of medical tourism and eco-tourism. The Sirsi can be noted as a vast developing tourist spot in the State. The present study is intended to have a find untapped tourist destination in Sirsi by using observations, primary data trough interacting with people and questionnaire. So study highly relevant and informative and will be useful to people who are interested in multipurpose tourism. SPSS tools used for analysing Questionnaire. It is concluded that the Sirsi has enormous growth of potential for development of tourism sector. This seems to be the appropriate time to revise and redesign the Central and State Governments’ policies pertaining to tourism. With such aspirations, Made a few suggestions by way of conclusion. The researcher is optimistic that the implementation of similar suggestions and other measures are bound to pave the way for greater success.