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Urban Tourism in Mumbai: A Critical Analysis

Anya Diekmann (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium)

ISBN: 978-1-80262-938-5, eISBN: 978-1-80262-937-8

Publication date: 22 August 2022

Abstract

Urban tourism in megacities is a rather recent research topic. There is a dearth of literature on urban tourism in Indian megacities, especially Mumbai. Though much research has looked into slum tourism activities, other urban tourism aspects have been kept aside. The chapter aims to present a different perspective of leisure tourism in Mumbai. After introducing some contextual background information on the city, the chapter examines critically official tourism communication and policies by tackling the spatiality of tourism and the geographical clusters in the city. It attempts to understand the consumption patterns of various tourists' groups and looks into recent tourism developments.

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Acknowledgement

I would like to thank them for their contribution to the chapter: Kimaya Prabhakar Valanju, Riya Prasad Kesarkar, Vaibhavi Kishor Patwardhan, Chaitrali Kulkarni, Rutuja Naik, Mayank Asrondkar, Dharmesh Shinde, Nilay Thakker. They are students of B.Voc. Tourism and Travel Management from Ramnarain Ruia Autonomous College, Mumbai.

Citation

Diekmann, A. (2022), "Urban Tourism in Mumbai: A Critical Analysis", Chowdhary, N., Billa, S. and Tiwari, P. (Ed.) Indian Tourism, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 97-110. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80262-937-820221007

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Emerald Publishing Limited