Impact of Tourism on Indian Economy
Market Survey
By: Dr C. VETHIrAJAN
IMPACT OF TOURISM ON INDIAN ECONOMY
Tourism can generate maximum employment opportunity because of a large number of subsidiary industries.
September 2008 and a 3.3 per cent growth in passenger traffic through September. The negative trend intensified during 2009, exacerbated in some countries due to the outbreak of the AH1N1 influenza virus, resulting in a worldwide decline of 4 per cent in 2009 to 880 million international tourist arrivals, and an estimated 6 per cent decline in international tourism receipts.
Definition of tourism
Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organisation defines tourists as people who “travel to and stay in places outside their usual environment for more than 24 hours and not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes not related to the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the place visited.” Hunziker and Krapf, in 1941, defined tourism as “the sum of the phenomena and relationships arising from the travel and stay of non-residents, insofar as they do not lead to permanent residence and are not connected with any earning activity.” In 1976, the Tourism Society of England’s definition was “Tourism is the temporary, shortterm movement of people to destinations outside the places where they normally live and work and their activities during the stay at each destination. It includes movements for all purposes.” In 1981, the International Association of Scientific Experts in Tourism defined tourism in terms
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ourism has become a popular leisure activity globally. In 2008, there were over 922 million international tourist arrivals, with a growth of 1.9 per cent as compared to 2007. International tourism receipts grew by 1.8 per cent to $944 billion (Euro 642 billion) in 2008. As a result of the recession, international arrivals suffered a strong slowdown beginning in June 2008. Growth from 2007 to 2008 was only 3.7
By: Dr C. VETHIrAJAN
IMPACT OF TOURISM ON INDIAN ECONOMY
Tourism can generate maximum employment opportunity because of a large number of subsidiary industries.
September 2008 and a 3.3 per cent growth in passenger traffic through September. The negative trend intensified during 2009, exacerbated in some countries due to the outbreak of the AH1N1 influenza virus, resulting in a worldwide decline of 4 per cent in 2009 to 880 million international tourist arrivals, and an estimated 6 per cent decline in international tourism receipts.
Definition of tourism
Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organisation defines tourists as people who “travel to and stay in places outside their usual environment for more than 24 hours and not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes not related to the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the place visited.” Hunziker and Krapf, in 1941, defined tourism as “the sum of the phenomena and relationships arising from the travel and stay of non-residents, insofar as they do not lead to permanent residence and are not connected with any earning activity.” In 1976, the Tourism Society of England’s definition was “Tourism is the temporary, shortterm movement of people to destinations outside the places where they normally live and work and their activities during the stay at each destination. It includes movements for all purposes.” In 1981, the International Association of Scientific Experts in Tourism defined tourism in terms
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ourism has become a popular leisure activity globally. In 2008, there were over 922 million international tourist arrivals, with a growth of 1.9 per cent as compared to 2007. International tourism receipts grew by 1.8 per cent to $944 billion (Euro 642 billion) in 2008. As a result of the recession, international arrivals suffered a strong slowdown beginning in June 2008. Growth from 2007 to 2008 was only 3.7