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After a dramatic change in whole industrial scenario due to initiation of globalization policy, there has witnessed a remarkable focus towards application of latest management tools and techniques in various sectors of the economy and tourism too, is not an exception to this. This sector is gradually adapting to these changes and it is suggested that if tourism organizations are to remain competitive in this changing era, the adoption of a knowledge management approach will definitely be a good choice to transform tourism research into capabilities for this sector. Hence, the study and practice of different management terminologies have grown rapidly since 90s, driven by social, economic and technological trends. Accordingly, tourism as an industry has in part, integrated towards this management orientation to professionalize itself in order to achieve a competitive edge. But research on tourism supports the assertion that this sector is a leisurely adopter of the concept of ‘Knowledge Management’ due to a lack of gearing between researchers and tourism and a hostile adoption environment. Thus, if looked at a competitive level, its adoption would undoubtedly minimize the gap and provide both insights and potentials for tourism up gradation. As such, this paper is an attempt at micro level to provide a model for reconciling ‘Tourism’ with so called idea ‘Knowledge Management’ with a view to attain a synergistic effect in long run.
