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Swot analysis of Gujarat Tourism

Strength:

Gujarat is rich in wealth of archaeological sites and historical

monuments.
Gujarat has got good connectivity options to most tourist spots.
Most of the tourism spots are connected via State Highways and

railways.
Gujarat has the highest number of airports, numbering 13 domestic

airports and 1 international airport at Ahmedabad.


Gujarat is a State with a strong port infrastructure backbone it has
more than 42 ports along a 1600 km coastline, including one major
port at Kanda. Gujarat has a strong railway network that helps

facilitate easy tourist movement within the State.


In terms of theme-based tourism, Gujarat offers a lot of choices to
the traveller based on religion, architecture, historical importance,

and coastal places.


The dedicated Tourism Ministry of Gujarat that has been making

comprehensive efforts to brand Gujarat as a tourist destination.


The huge campaign Khushboo Gujarat ki started by the Tourism

Ministry of Gujarat.
very strong brand ambassador in the form of Mr. Amitabh Bachchan.
In terms of theme-based tourism, Gujarat offers a lot of choices to the
traveller based on religion, architecture, historical importance, and

coastal places.
Good number of domestic and foreign tourists visiting this

destination.
Unique culture of the local people.
Already existing tourism infrastructure.
Attractive tour packages.
Rich natural/cultural resources and geographical diversity.

Weakness:

Gujarat is not traditionally known as a tourist destination, hence


branding is challenging. The campaign has been a late starter in the

much popular digital space


Some potential places of Gujarat like Utkantheswar lacks in wide
varieties of accommodations facilities and adequate drinking water
facilities at various tourist spots. It does not have adequate public

toilets and that are there, are in poor/unusable conditions.


Poor street lights are the major concerns in places like Pavagadh.
The proportion of international tourists has been traditionally very

low in Gujarat.
The maximum number of hotels is in the 3-star category. Negligible
numbers of hotels are there in the high-end categories such as 5star Deluxe and 5-star. Of the available accommodation facilities,
the distribution of the hotels is largely skewed in favor of large cities

such as Ahmedabad and Vadodara.


Places of tourist interest such as Kutch, Junagadh, Saputara, to
name a few do not have sufficient accommodation facilities to

attract large number of tourists.


The limited choice of accommodation is one reason that might be
leading most tourists to remain day-tourists instead of overnight

tourists.
Lack of quality trained guides and the quality of the tourism

information centers.
Lack of coordination among local people.
Low involvement of local people in tourism.
Lack of comprehensive policy framework of the State govt. for long
term development of tourism, despite it having a lot potential of
tourism development.

Opportunities:

For the purpose of investment in tourism sector, depending on the


size of the project and its importance to the State's development,
concessions would be provided either on the lease and its tenure or
on the rate to be charged for Government land and on stamp duty
and registration fee on And transaction for the Tourism Projects.

Gujarat is quite an unexplored state, which the campaign like


Khushboo Gujarat ki can take advantage of.

Domestic tourism has bloomed in India over the recent years.

There is good opportunity to increase the reach of tourism

campaigns by effectively using the social media space.


The Gujarat attractions offer the visitor with a wonderful opportunity

to explore the various places of tourist interest of the state.


Gujarat has potential opportunity to become a preferred tourist
destination globally through its rich and diverse cultural heritage,
abundant natural resources and biodiversity provides numerous
tourist attractions

Threats:

There are many competing campaigns from other Indian states


like Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra etc.

The emergence of the neighboring South-East Asian countries as


popular tourist destinations can hamper domestic tourism.

Every campaign has a limited shelf life. After a certain span of


time, the campaign becomes ineffective.

The demand of the tourists is changing rapidly. They demand


much more than just sight-seeing now-a-days.

Pollution by sewage, dumping of the wastes in river.

Every campaign has a limited shelf life. After a certain span of


time, the campaign becomes ineffective

Tourists' dissatisfaction after visiting this place.

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