Tourist Management Strategies Assignment

TOURIST MANAGEMENT
STRATEGIES

Tourist Management Strategies 1
Taj Mahal is one of the attractive monuments of India and is one of the seven
wonders. Taj Mahal is a leading marvel of architecture in Agra (India). The monument is
identified as a UNESCO world heritage site. The history of the monument began with the
death of the adored life of Emperor Shah Jahan. It took almost twenty-two years in
constructing building by more than 20,000 labors. This architecture represents the sign of
love of Shah Jahan towards his wife Mumtaz. The interiors of the building are prejudiced by
Persian architecture by reflecting the best architecture of Mughals. The building is having 3
entrances, east, west and south gates. The western gate is the focal entrance and is extremely
inhabited (Akram, et al. 2016).
(Arch Daily, 2019)
The tourist management strategies to be applied are:
Queue management: The queue is almost kilometer-long at the weekends and takes three and
a half hours to reach the point of checking. Managing huge crowds has become a difficult
proposition due to the absence of an appropriate queue management system. The historical
site has been maintained with the assistance of the archaeological survey of India for setting
management system at the monument. Almost 20,000 tourists visit the Taj Mahal on a regular
basis and this number increases up to 1,00,000 on the holidays like Christmas and New Year.
The queue management can be even effective in the positive visitor’s experience (Vishal, et
al. 2016). The queue management can assist in: