INDIAN TOURISM SCENERIO
India is a multi climatic, multi ethnic, multi religion, multi lingual & multi cultural country. With snow capped mountains, blooming valleys, scenic resorts, rolling rivers, vast desert areas, dense forest, priceless monuments, temple & other places of heritage India is a land of continental dimension & immense diversity. It is tourist destination for all reasons & for tourist of all means & all reasons.
Tourism in India •0.8% share of world market•Tourists (2005)–International 3.97 million–367 million (domestic) •Employment –Direct -10.7 million –Indirect –24.4 million•Export earnings ~ US $ 9.6 bn 2006•Contribution to GDP –Direct 2%–Overall 5.3%.
Tourism in India: Key Potential
•Adventure Tourism
•Pilgrimage Tourism
•Nature & Wildlife Tourism
•Recreation & Leisure Tourism
•Cultural Tourism
Tourism in India: Key Issues
•Regional Linkages, Access & Connectivity (Plains & Hills)
•Accommodation Infrastructure –High end as well as affordable
•Basic Civic Infrastructure
•Tourist Amenities
•Financial Resources
•Service Delivery & Hospitality
•Untapped Infrastructure Potential
•Institutional & Regulatory Issues
History of Tourism
The earliest forms of leisure tourism can be traced as far back as the Babylonian and Egyptian empires. A museum of “historic antiquities” ...
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Definition: "The products which satisfy tourist’s leisure, pleasure or business needs at places other than their own normal place o...
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Alternative tourism can be defined as ‘forms of tourism that set out to be consistent with natural, social and community values and which a...
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Transportation and travel can be discussed without taking tourism into consideration, but tourism cannot thrive without travel. Transportati...