In order to cater to a burgeoning number of overseas tourists from Europe and the USA, landing agents or tour operators play a major role. Also known as DMC or destination management companies these operators organize package tours and independent travel for their counterparts in various countries.
Organizing wildlife and sightseeing tours in India is not a piece of cake, with society and destinations as diverse it takes years of networking and tons of experience to deliver, apart from the management skills involved in designing, booking, and executing the tours. Complex inland flights, long distances, and overnight train travel, frequent taxi hauls are a constant feature of expeditions and hence challenging.
The reputation garnered over a number of years based on testimonies and past success fetches the major players' continuous clients as group travelers, independent and solo.
Jumping into the fray every year are small players with direct contacts overseas who send guests through their references. This is the biggest reward that accrues to small players through years of dedicated service and successful performance to their past clients. They are guides, travel agents, interpreters, hospitality staff, and naturalists. This in turn provides stiff competition to the established players but also ends up toning this hospitality industry for the better.
Even in this new age, India is literally unexplored. It is an esoteric and enchanting land that dwells over many layers of centuries. It has been scarred by volatile history that paradoxically gave rise to amazing creativity in terms of edifices, and palatial monuments. fine arts, music, gastronomy, and a cultural mix that has a beginning but no end. As per the historian, India had a benign past during the Vedic Age whence creativity was at its prime. This is the time whence scriptures and treatises were published catering to scientific principles with a mix of the mythical. 
Most of the large DMCs design packages for the groups they cater to. Hence in many instances, the cost is shared among the groups bringing down the price of the package. These packages are conducted by experienced tour leaders and local guides. 
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paterluday, Thank you for the practical information, pretty pictures and product lines.
What monument do you feature under the heading Top Destinations: Sightseeing Monuments?
Painting of India by Douglas Barrett and Basil Gray and The story of India by Michael Wood ended up among the books and dvds that I revisited during the shutdown. Have you read the former or seen the latter? The Barrett and Gray book includes a map that mentions Tranquebar. Would any of the former Danish and Norwegian settlements be part of historic monument tours?