Dr. Charu Sheela Yadav
Assistant Professor

Master in Tourism Management
Ph.D (Tourism Management)

Email: charupg@rediffmail.com

Background & Experience 
 
More than 12 years teaching and research experience in Tourism.

Areas of Interest & Teaching

Research Interest:
Tourism Planning and Development , Tourist Behaviour.

Teaching Interest:
Event Management, Destination Management, Tourism Planning and Development, Tourism Products of India, Travel Agency Management.

Selected Seminars/Conferences/ Workshops

1. National Seminar on "Tourism 2000' in 1996 featuring the past trends and future projections of tourist traffic world wide with particular focus on India.
2. Workshop on "Branding Lucknow and Making Tourism Promotion Strategies" focusing on tapping Lucknow's tourism potential, 1998.
3. Paper on “Eco Tourism in India” presented in the seminar on World Tourism Day organized by U.P.Tourism and published in the annual literary journal Kshitij, 1998.
4. National Seminar on "New Horizons of Tourism: Exploring Senior Tourism", first ever seminar on this topic in India, organized in Dec. '98.
5. International seminar of “Status of World Travel Literature” on January 14, 2000 at Hotel Taj Mahal, Lucknow.
6.   “Buddhism a Boon for Tourism in Uttar Pradesh: A Case Study of Japanese Tourist”, presented in International Travel Writers’ Convention, Lucknow, 2001.
7. National seminar on “Role of Information Technology in Promoting Tourism” on 2nd May 2003.
8. “Tourism opportunities in Uttar Pradesh” in National Seminar on “Tourism Potential of U.P. in the Current Scenario”, organised by Institute of Tourism Studies, Lucknow University
9. “Child Labour in Tourism Industry” in National Seminar on “Child Labour Abuse in Kanpur City – A Sensitization” organized by the office of the Labour Commissioner, Kanpur city (U.P), 2004
10. “Eco-Tourism in India: Perspective, Issues and Operational Strategies”, presented in National Seminar on Globalisation, Planning Process and Nation Building in India, organised by Department of Sociology, University of Lucknow, 2006.
11. “Greenfield Airports : Talisman for the Indian Aviation’s Infrastructural Needs” in  National Conference on “Indian Civil Aviation Sector: Future Directions”, organized by Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management, Gwalior, 2009

Selected Research Papers Published/Accepted/Under Process:

1. Conference Report “Indian Civil Aviation Sector: Future Directions” published in Tourism Recreation Research Vol 34(2), 2009.
2.  “Tracing the Trajectory of the Islamic Architecture for the Tourist World” published in Tourism Development Journal of Institute of Vocational Studies, Department of Tourism, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla , H.P.,2007.
3. “Medical Tourism in India : Prospects and Challenges”, published in Indian Journal of Rural Development and Management, Published by Serial Publications, New Delhi, 2006.
4. “Eco-Tourism in India: Perspective, Issues and Operational Strategies”, published in souvenir published on occasion of National Seminar on Globalisation, Planning Process and Nation Building in India, organised by Department of Sociology, University of Lucknow, 2006.
5. “The Untapped Potential Of Tourism Industry in India” published in “Vittashodhha” the journal of Department of Finance and Management, Purvanchal University , Jaunpur.
6. “Buddhism a Boon for Tourism in Uttar Pradesh: A Case Study of Japanese Tourist”, presented in International Travel Writers’ Convention, Lucknow, 2001.
7. “Eco Tourism in India” published in the annual literary journal Kshitij, 1998.

Books – 

1. “TOURISM PRODUCTS”, New Royal Publishers, Lucknow,2001

2. “TOURISM PRODUCTS”, New Royal Publishers, Lucknow, revised second edition, 2006.

Research Projects Undertaken

1. Problems and Prospects of Accessible Tourism in India

Study commissioned by Ministry of Tourism, Govt of India.