QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES IN BRANDING SHIVAMOGGA CITY AS A TOURISM HOT SPOT- A SERVICE PROVIDER PERSPECTIVE ANALYSIS

1. Name of the Respondent: 2. Age: 20-25() 26-30( ) 31-35( ) (b) Female 36-40()

3. Gender:

(a) Male

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( )
(b) Resorts

4. Nature of Employment (c) Youth Hostel ( ) (f) Travel agency ( )

(a) Hotel

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()

( )

(d) Guest House

(e) Own a Hotel/Shop ( )

5. You Reside in the tourist Place which is famous for (a) Recreation ( ) (c) Heritage ( ) (E) Religious ( ) (b) Adventure (d) Health (f) Wildlife ( ) ( ) ()

6. Rate the effectiveness of these Facilities at your place on the fallowing factors between 1 to 5, 5 being the highest and 1 being the lowest

Name of the website Availability No. of Professional Transportation Transporters Travel Fare Safety Availability No. of Professional Residential Facilities. Hotels/Resorts/Home stay Advance Booking Facilities

Reasonable rates Police Department Proper Infrastructure Security Authenticated Travel Guide Quality of Local support TV/Paper Branding Activities Advertisements Celebrity Endorsements Promotional Fairs Pamphlets/Handouts and others

SL. NO

STATEMENTS
STRONGLY AGREE AGREE

RESPONSE
UNDECIDED DISAGREE STRONGLY DISAGREE

Training to local people enhances 1. 2. the whole experience of visit Emergence of Shivamogga as a Tourism hotspot has enhanced the Economic Power of Local People 3. Emergence of Shivamogga as a Tourism hotspot has also led to Increase in cost of living. 4. Commercialization has considerably changed Ethnic culture at our place 5. Tourists who visit the place does

harm to quality of life by Throw a lot of non-degradable litter (empty bottles, Tins, plastic Bags, ) Harm sanctity of Holy sites, temples Do a lot of Noise Pollution Simply litter Flora and herm Fauna Don respect peoples privacy Tempt locals especially womens and Childrens Make open fires at any place they want. Guidelines are properly promoted Tourism department provides support in solving basic Issues of locality by Training and Education Medical Facilities Employment to local people 8. Investments in Tourism has Increased cost then quality of life in the region

6. 7.