Tourism Clubs

Clubs-in different forms are constituted across various schools of Uttar Pradesh to conduct various activities. Learners work and involve themselves in areas of their interest and skill. Clubs, thus, enable learners to acquire important skills like teamwork, management, leadership, and service. Tourism Clubs are very similar in this regard.

Why the focus on Tourism & the need for Tourism clubs

Most of the Heritage Education forms viz. natural heritage, performing arts, art and culture etc. find expression through tourism. For example Mahotsav Taj a yearly festival in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. It happens to be confluence of art forms , handicrafts, dance and music shows, cuisines, and other experiences for which tourists and guests specifically visit it. The Taj Mahal - being a built heritage monument acts as a catalyst in increasing the tourist flow to this vibrant festival too.

Rationale for Institutionalizing Youth Tourism Clubs

The need to boost tourism in and around the local areas.
To create citizens who become aware of possibilities of tourist spaces locally and globally and turn champions of tourism in the future.
To create space for contextualized learning.
To make teaching of subjects like social studies, history, geography, and language studies interesting through integration with real life places and events.
To instill in students, a passion for exploring the physical environment in historicity, grandeur, and beauty.

Various activities in schools play a major role in the all-round development of a learner's personality. Learner's participation in Tourism Clubs is expected to foster metacognitive skills as it also helps learners recognize places of interest and adventure in their vicinity for tourism.

Unique Features of the Tourism Clubs

These clubs will attract and be open to a larger number of students as the activities and events of the club will involve what students of a particular/all age groups like and love to do-traveling
The activities of this club will integrate with activities of other clubs as tourism, culture, and heritage are also part of subjects taught in school. The multiple stakeholders can get together for various purposes.
- The Events Club of the school and the Tourism Club come together to arrange a tour event outside the school or an awareness event within the school.
- The Photography and Media Club can accompany the Tourism Club to capture nostalgic moments and stories.
- The Environment and Nature Club can see application of ideas and concepts learnt in various lessons when on a trip arranged by the Tourism Club. The effort can be to promote sustainable tourism.
Tourism Club of a school can interact with Tourism Club of the schools in the vicinity and others in the same District on special occasions and events. This would allow members of the Tourism Club to become aware of new opportunities and programs outside and beyond school.