Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve - Equitable Tourism Options

• 29% of hotels and tourism players resorting to pickup at nearest
railway stations and 22. 58% said that they adopt pickup at nearest
city and towns as a strategy, 29.03% adopt package tours from city
ortown as a strategy and 19.35 % use other different techniques for
their business promotion.
• 55% tourists reach Masinagudi using their own transport mode or
vehicle
• 15% use private vehicle, 5% use vehicle provided by resorts and
hotels and 25% use different mode-Public transportation and omni
bus facilities.
• On tourists attractions, 18.18% said that Mudumalai Wildlife
Sanctuary is the attraction, 17.17% said that Protected Area is the
tourist attraction, 16.16% opined that bird Watching is the
attraction, 7.07 said that Ooty has been already spent destination
and now totally exhausted on many counts.5.05 % of tourists are
indeed spill over from Ooty and 11.11 % tourists opined that due to
low number of tourists turn out they prefer this destination. 19.19%
said that favourable climate-not too hot and not too cold, the right
combination of weather is the attraction for many tourists. 6.06%
are saying that many otherfactors that lead to their visits.
• On preferences and choices oftourists- 18.81 % said that location of
the resort is the factor to attract them. 16.83% said that personal
services is the attractive feature, 14.85% said that room facility is
the best choice for them, competitive price is the critical factor for
13.86% of tourists, 17.82 said that catering and food is the
important feature and 14.82 % conveyed that environmental
activity of the resort is the one of the choices of the tourists, and 2.97
% are saying that many other reasons were responsible for the
tourists attractions.
• 45% resorts owners said that they use adivasis as guides while
tourist opt for trekking and safari.
27 Nilagiris : Fading Glory