AYUSHI

MUKHERJEE

10th B ROLL NO. 8

Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or

business purposes.

Temporary, short-term movement of people to

destination outside their resident places.

Tourism industry can be mainly classified into three

forms, namely,

DOMESTIC TOURISM

INBOUND TOURISM

OUTBOUND TOURISM

Wealthy people have always

travelled to different parts of the

world.

Leisure travel was associated

with the Industrial Revolution in the

United Kingdom.

Cox & Kings was the first

official travel company to be

formed in 1758.

India as a tourism destination is the toast of the

world at the moment.

Conde Nast ranked India amongst the top 10

tourist destinations.

Travel and tourism industry is the second highest

foreign exchange earner for India.

HISTORY TOURISM

ADVENTURE TOURISM

MEDICAL TOURISM

ECO TOURISM

CULTURAL TOURISM

RURAL TOURISM

PILGRIMAGE TOURISM

SPIRITUAL TOURISM

BEACH TOURISM

SWAAGAT (WELCOME)

SOOCHANAA (INFORMATION)

SUVIDHAA (FACILITATION)

SURAKSHAA (SECURITY)

SAHYOG (COOPERATION)

SANRACHNAA (INFRASTRUCTURE)

SAFAAI (CLEANLINESS)

Tourism industry has contributed enormously in the

flourishing graph of India’s economy

Indian tourism industry contributes to around 5.9% of the

country’s GDP.

The booming success of Indian tourism industry has led to a drastic change in the hospitality department as well.

It provides employment to around 41.8 million of

inhabitants.

The online tourism industry has accounted for a turn over of

USD 800 million.

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Travel & tourism industry's impact on other sectors is

very immense.

Sectors like horticulture, agriculture, poultry,

handicrafts and construction have benefitted immensely

from the travel and tourism industry.

Tourism industry also provides indirect employment to

millions of people in India through its linkage with other

sectors of the economy.

More disposable income in the hands of middle class.

India is a booming IT hub

Aggressive advertising campaign “Incredible India”

by Tourism ministry.

The demand for travel and tourism in India is

expected to grow by 8.2% between 2010 and 2019.

Expected to be the second largest employer in

the world.

Projected to become the fifth fastest growing

business travel destination from 2010-2019.

Worker shortage.

Improper communication system to interior places.

Economical exploitation of tourists.

Pollution problem.

ABTA:- Association of British travel agents

CAA:- Civil Aviation Authority

DCMS:- Department of Culture Media and Sport

FCO:- Foreign and Commonwealth Office